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Three folks have been arrested after a police officer was hit by a stolen automobile in New South Wales.
The freeway patrol officer was struck whereas deploying tire spikes on a street at Gosford on the state’s Central Coast shortly after 9am on Boxing Day, in an try and cease the car.
The officer was airlifted to Royal North Shore Hospital in a secure situation.
A police operation started after the driving force stopped the automobile and fled into close by bushland.
Police attended a property at Narara about 2pm and arrested a 24-year-old man and a 15-year-old boy.
A 19-year-old man was arrested close by shortly after.
Checks revealed the Volkswagen concerned within the incident was allegedly stolen from Albury close to the Victorian border in a single day.
All three have been taken to Gosford Police Station, the place expenses are anticipated.
It comes after one other officer was struck by a car shortly earlier than 8.30pm on Sunday at Bacchus Marsh, about 50 kilometers north-west of Melbourne.
Police allege a Ford Falcon ute stopped wanting a random breath testing web site, then approached and was waved right into a testing lane, at which level the driving force accelerated abruptly.
The officer tried to leap out of the way in which however was struck within the leg, inflicting minor accidents, as the driving force swerved into oncoming visitors.
A short while later, a member of the general public reported a car had turn out to be slowed down in a close-by paddock.
Police arrested the 42-year-old driver, who they are saying was on a disqualified license and examined optimistic for methamphetamine.
He additionally underwent a breath check and returned a studying of .035, police mentioned.
The person was charged with 17 offenses together with disqualified driving, drink driving and endangering an emergency companies employee with a car.
Police are calling for any witnesses or dashcam footage of the incident.
-AAP
