Driver attackspolice officer

A car driven at a police officer was found abandoned in Yapton.

The blue Ford Mondeo was discovered in the car park of the Maypole Inn in Maypole Lane.

It had been used in an attack on the officer who had indicated to the driver to pull over near the Broadbridge Tesco store on the outskirts of Littlehampton.

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The driver stopped at the nearby junction of the A259 and Ferry Road in Climping only to immediately reverse at high speed towards the approaching officer on his motorbike.

The sergeant and the bike were pushed on to the road and the Mondeo sped off.

The sergeant suffered minor injuries but Sussex Police said the result of the incident last week could have been a lot worse.

Det Con Jo French said the crime was being investigated as a serious attempt to inflict grievous bodily harm.