SALT LAKE CITY, UT – One police officer sustained minor injuries after a police chase Wednesday night, Gephardt Daily reported.
Officials said a man was driving a stolen SUV and hit an unmarked Salt Lake City police car. Police responded to this incident before 5:45 p.m. in the area of 50 North 900 West.
The officers attempted to stop the driver, 31-year-old Trevor English, but he refused to pull over and drove off. He immediately struck the unmarked police car, causing damage to the vehicle while attempting to flee the scene. In the process, the police officer suffered minor injuries on his hand, trying to restrain him.
English was booked into custody and charged with “Interference with an arresting officer, a class B misdemeanor, Criminal mischief with a loss of $1,500 to $5,000, a third-degree felony, and Receive(ing) or transfer of (a) stolen vehicle, a second-degree felony.”
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