A woman has been arrested in downtown Auckland after allegedly trying to run someone over, then deliberately ramming into a stationary police car this morning.
A damaged police car in Auckland.
Source: 1 NEWS
A man who witnessed the incident said he was amazed no-one was killed.
Paul Nuku, who is working on the Quay Street pavement development, first noticed tension building between police and a female just after 8am.
There was a car that was pulled over by a cop, and then he got out of the car, hit the driver’s side window and then she started to speed off, he told 1 NEWS.
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Paul Nuku says he couldnt believe what hed filmed on Quay Street.
Source: 1 NEWS/Paul Nuku
Nuku began filming the ordeal on his phone. But, he said he wasnt prepared for what happened next.
She did a U-turn around the intersection, lined up her car and rammed straight into his drivers seat.
He said he couldnt believe what hed filmed.
It was just crazy, she seemed pretty p****d off he said.
The woman then allegedly got out of the car, and approached the officers who were trying to calm her down.
She was arrested and taken away.
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Police say the stationary police car was hit deliberately.
Source: 1 NEWS/Paul Nuku
Police Inspector Peter Raynes told 1 NEWS the vehicle had allegedly tried to run a member of the public down.
When police attempted to get the woman out of her vehicle, she deliberately ran into the parked vehicle. No-one was injured, he said.
Nuku said it could have turned ugly if she was going any faster.
She could have killed the guy.
Police arrested the woman without incident. She’s expected to face charges.
