(Cape Breton Post via Associated Press)
SYDNEY, Nova Scotia (CP) -- A Cape Breton police officer sustained only cuts and bruises despite being dragged by a car in a scene reminiscent of an action thriller.
I told him if his cop career didn’t pan out, he could be a stunt man in Hollywood,” said Chris Miller, who watched Thursday’s incident from his home.
The incident occurred as a Cape Breton Regional Police officer was responding to a domestic dispute in Sydney’s Whitney Pier neighbourhood.
Const. Gilbert Boone had just approached a man sitting in the car when it began to move, dragging the officer for 45 metres.
“It appeared the officer was trying to wrestle the keys out of the ignition and from the driver,” said Miller.
As Boone continued to try to get the keys, the suspect stepped on the gas and sped off with the officer partially inside the vehicle.
“All I could see was the officer hanging off the car with his arm still inside,” said Miller.
The witness said the driver headed for a parked car on the opposite side of the road as if trying to knock the officer free.
Miller then watched in horror as the officer dropped to the street and rolled across the pavement.
Boone’s pants were torn and his leg was cut and bruised, but he seemed to be in good condition. He was taken to hospital and released later in the day.
“He was joking about the rips in his pants and said it wasn’t anything his wife couldn’t fix,” said Miller.
A suspect was later arrested by police.