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A 40-year-old e-scooter rider has been charged after allegedly mowing down a senior Queensland police officer on speed camera duty. Police will allege the person crossed to the mistaken facet of the highway, struck the officer and threw him to the bottom earlier than fleeing the scene. The 48-year-old senior constable was conducting speed camera duties on Monday when he detected the electrical scooter rider travelling at 45km/h in the direction of Birkdale Shopping Centre. READ MORE: The man was seen travelling again from the retailers alongside the identical highway about quarter-hour later, at which level the officer gestured for the person to cease. Police will allege the 40-year-old dropped a buying bag through the collision earlier than fleeing the scene. The officer suffered numerous accidents, together with a bump to his head, gravel rash to his left elbow and swelling on the base of his neck. Detectives reviewed CCTV at neighbouring retailers and tracked down the person to a close-by handle. He was arrested and the e-scooter seized. He stays in police custody and is due in Cleveland Magistrates Court on Tuesday charged with a number of offences, together with severe assault police, unlicensed driving and harmful operation of a motorized vehicle.
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An e-scooter rider has been charged after colliding with a police officer at Birkdale.
A 40-year-old e-scooter rider has been charged after allegedly mowing down a senior Queensland police officer on speed camera duty.
Police will allege the person crossed to the mistaken facet of the highway, struck the officer and threw him to the bottom earlier than fleeing the scene.
The 48-year-old senior constable was conducting speed camera duties on Monday when he detected the electrical scooter rider travelling at 45km/h in the direction of Birkdale Shopping Centre.
The man was seen travelling again from the retailers alongside the identical highway about quarter-hour later, at which level the officer gestured for the person to cease.
Police will allege the 40-year-old dropped a buying bag through the collision earlier than fleeing the scene.
The officer suffered numerous accidents, together with a bump to his head, gravel rash to his left elbow and swelling on the base of his neck.
Detectives reviewed CCTV at neighbouring retailers and tracked down the person to a close-by handle. He was arrested and the e-scooter seized.
He stays in police custody and is due in Cleveland Magistrates Court on Tuesday charged with a number of offences, together with severe assault police, unlicensed driving and harmful operation of a motorized vehicle.