A police video from Sacramento shows a swerving police cruiser striking a 16-year-old boy on a sidewalk, sending him into the air and onto the hood of the car.
The Sacramento Bee reports the teen was being chased by officers who stopped him for not having a forward-facing light on his bike.
Coverage of police video on Globalnews.ca:
The video released Friday is from an incident July 22 that prompted an outcry in the community.
In bodycam footage from the officer driving, the car veers across a lane, hits the boy on the sidewalk and comes to a stop in the front yard of a home. The teen’s injuries were not life-threatening.
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It’s unclear whether the officer hit the boy intentionally.
Sgt. Vance Chandler says officers are not trained to collide with a suspect.
He says the officer driving the car has undergone additional training.