Watch moment scaffolder, 23, drove Mini deliberately at West Yorkshire Police motorcycle officer

Issac Nunney, 23, who had a previous conviction for dangerous driving, was jailed at Bradford Crown Court this afternoon after footage from the officer’s body-worn camera was shown to a judge.

The 30-second clip captured the moment PC Peter Brown was knocked from his machine after he had tried to stop Nunney as he drove a Mini on the Holme Wood estate in Bradford in April last year.

Prosecutor Ben Campbell said PC Brown had been riding his marked police motorbike in the Danecourt Road area when he saw the Mini being driven at some speed.

He said the Mini slowed and the officer activated his lights and sirens after deciding to stop the Mini.

After the Mini initially accelerated Nunney stopped the car and reversed towards the officer who was able to avoid it by driving by.

Mr Campbell said the officer, who was now in front, was able to see Nunney put his hood up and tightened the drawstrings to obscure his face before he accelerated forwards and deliberately turned the Mini towards the officer.

The court heard how PC Brown tried to avoid a collision by driving away, but after a short distance his machine was crashed into by the Mini and he was thrown from his motorbike.

Mr Campbell said the officer hit his shoulder on the road and slid across the surface.

“He described being terrified that he was about to be run over,” said Mr Campbell.

Nunney lost control the Mini and crashed, but he then fled the scene.

After the incident police officers found Nunney’s fingerprints on the door handle of the Mini and on a bottle inside the vehicle.

The officer was said to have suffered cuts and bruises in the incident with his legs, neck and shoulder also very sore.

Nunney, of Hartland Road, Bradford, had been locked up for dangerous driving in 2017 and at the time of the incident in April he was still subject to a community order for an offence of driving while disqualified.

Today Nunney was jailed for three years after he admitted attempting to cause the officer grievous bodily harm with intent and driving while disqualified and without insurance.

Solicitor advocate Saf Salam, for Nunney, said his client had offered to plead guilty to an alternative allegations of assault at an early stage and had not committed any further offences since the incident.

He said Nunney was a father-of-two who was now working for a scaffolding company.

Judge Jonathan Gibson told Nunney:”It doesn’t take me to tell you that this is an extremely serious offence.

“This was clearly a frightening incident with consequences.”

The judge said there was some persistence given that there were two distinct actions, but he noted that it all happened within a matter of a few seconds.

Nunney was also disqualified from driving for the next 30 months.

Chief Superintendent Robert McCoubrey of West Yorkshire Police said:“The actions taken by Nunney were totally inexcusable. I hope that today’s outcome serves as a clear warning to those who think they can assault or endanger our police officers or staff and get away with it.

“Thankfully the officer involved has since returned to full duties in Bradford. He and his Operation Steerside colleagues continue to work hard to make the roads of Bradford safer for everyone.”