Man gets 4 years jail for almost running over police officer
The 48-year-old man, who almost ran over a police officer when avoiding a roadblock in June this year, was sentenced to four years jail today.
Gerard Alphonsus Louis was also fined $39,800 and banned from driving for life.
The incident happened on June the 13th during an anti-drink driving ring-fencing operation at the junction of Neil Road and Kreta Ayer Road.
Louis who was then on bail for an earlier drink driving offence, had reversed his car against the flow of traffic to avoid the roadblock.
He did not stop despite being warned, and drove straight towards a police officer manning the roadblock.
His action forced the officer to draw his service pistol and open fire at the car's front wheel to avoid being run over.
Louis who was driving without a licence, also faced a string of traffic offences accumulated between March last year and June.
--938Live
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