Euclid officer knocked to the ground during traffic stop when car speeds off

555 Euclid, OH - A Euclid officer conducting a traffic stop on Friday night was knocked to the ground when the car he had pulled over fled from the scene. The traffic stop happened just before 9 p.m. on the 22800 block of Lakeshore Boulevard. The officer had the door of the car open and was speaking to a passenger of the vehicle when the driver put the car in gear and sped off, police said. The officer was knocked to the ground and suffered a minor injury. Authorities said the officer was not in the vehicle when it sped off. The driver was apprehended a few minutes later by Willowick police, who were monitoring radio traffic.

from Liveleak.com Rss Feed - Featured https://ift.tt/2v0S3A3