Police officer and K-9 walk away with minor injuries after being hit by driver fleeing Polk County traffic stop

LAKE WALES Fla WSVN A police officer and his K- were hurt after they went after a fleeing driver in Polk County Lake Wakes Police pulled over the motorist who was going miles over the speed limit near Legoland on Sunday Surveillance video shared by the police department presented the driver s white BMW sedan pulling into a Chevron station followed by the police cruiser Executives explained that the man was driving without a license and attempted to get away He s going to run an officer can be heard saying over camera footage When the driver made his escape the officer and his K- Bolo were taken down being dragged and run over by the car Luckily the officer and K- were able to walk away with just a inadequate bruises and scratches You all right an officer is heard saying on bodycam video Yeah announced the injured officer Where are you hurt reported the other officer Everywhere announced the injured officer Did he run you over mentioned the other officer Yeah disclosed the injured officer A be on the lookout was then issued for the BMW after Bolo was hurt Officeers spotter their wished driver a short time later Show your hands Put your hands behind your head now an officer is heard screaming in bodycam vide of the shirtless suspect lying on his stomach in a grassy area Investigators mentioned the driover tried to get away a second time but got hurt trying to scale a barbed wire fence He was handcuffed moments later The driver faces a list of charges including aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer and injuring a police K-