Iowa cop clings to hood of car, breaks his back in wild chase caught on video
Newly released video shows an Iowa cop desperately hanging onto the hood of a suspect’s car during a wild police chase in 2021.
The dramatic body and dash cam footage, released by Carroll police, shows the moment Officer Patrick McCarty clings to the hood and then roof of Dennis Guider Jr.’s car before he is flung off into a ditch — the impact breaking his back, according to KCCI News.
McCarty pulled the car over on March 5, 2021 and informed Guider, who was sitting in the passenger seat, that there was a warrant out for his arrest in Illinois.
“I hate to be the one to tell you this, but it sounds like you’ve got a warrant out of Illinois,” McCarty said, in the video recorded by his body cam.
He calmly asked him to step out of the vehicle, but instead the driver got out and Guider slid behind the wheel, according to the video obtained by the local station.
Newly released video shows an Iowa police officer clinging to the hood of a car as the driver attempts to flee during a 2021 incident. FOX News
As the driver attempted to drive away, the officer is seen jumping onto the hood of the vehicle and drawing his sidearm. FOX News
The car inched forward and McCarty pulled out his gun and stepped in front of the vehicle.
But Guider, 29, kept driving forward, causing the cop to jump onto the hood with his gun pointed into the car windshield at him.
“Stop the f–king car!” McCarty yelled at him, slapping the windshield as other officers arrived on the scene.
The officer is then seen clinging onto the car for his life as the driver peels off. FOX News
The driver continues to hit the gas, ignoring the officer pointing his gun at him on the hood of his car. FOX News
Instead, Guider sped off at approximately 50 mph with the cop still on the hood of the car.
Dash cam footage from another police cruiser shows McCarty struggling to rearrange himself, gripping onto the car’s roof as Guider zoomed down a dirt road.
The car plunged down a ditch and bounced, sending McCarty flying off and landing on his back, according to the video.
Officer McCarty was later sent flying off and landing on his back as the driver continued to make his escape. FOX News
“I’m OK man, go get him,” the cop shouted at his partner as Guider drove away. “I’m alright. Go get him.”
It was later revealed that McCarty broke his back when he was tossed off the car.
Guider pleaded guilty to serious injury by vehicle and was sentenced to up to five years in prison, according to the Des Moines Register.
He claimed he feared for his life when the cop pulled out his gun and jumped onto the car.
Source: New York Post
