The alleged driver is currently in custody to appear in court later today.
A man has been charged by Wyndham Crime Investigation Unit detectives after a collision in Point Cook that resulted in a police officer being hospitalized over the weekend.
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According to authorities, police allegedly discovered two individuals inside a stolen Mazda SUV on Sneydes Road around 1pm on Saturday, October 19th.
The driver reportedly attempted to flee the scene but ended up colliding with a police vehicle and hitting a First Constable, causing him to fall to the ground. The injured officer was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and has since been released.
The 21-year-old driver has been charged with several offences, including aggravated reckless exposure of a police officer to risk by driving, assault on a police officer, causing injury recklessly, resisting arrest, motor vehicle theft, driving while disqualified, and drug-related offences.
He is currently in custody and is set to appear at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court later today.
