L-plater allegedly reversed into police, choked officer in Sydney’s north-west

An L-plater, who allegedly reversed into two law enforcement officials and later choked one in all them, has made a rare declare in a Sydney courtroom.

Sean Matthews, 33, was allegedly travelling in an Audi at “extreme velocity” when he didn’t cease for police in Gladesville about 8.30pm final night time.

He then allegedly backed into police, dragging an officer a number of metres earlier than crashing right into a Toyota Kluger with a mom and baby inside.

Police allege that in his arrest, he violently struggled and choked one of many officers.

Matthews has been charged with deliberately choke particular person with recklessness, assault police officer in execution of responsibility trigger precise bodily hurt, hinder or resist police, police pursuit and different site visitors offences.

Representing himself in Parramatta Court docket immediately, Matthews claimed police had made the entire thing up.

He instructed the Justice of the Peace police contrived the story, as a result of they needed him “to go to jail” and that he ended up on the flawed aspect of the highway by chance.

At a press convention this morning, appearing Superintendent Traci Watt instructed media that police approached the Audi in Hunters Hill after having tried to tug over the driving force on Ryde Street in Gladesville.

“As police approached, the driving force has reversed that automobile into police and collided with a Toyota Kluger and a concrete pillar,” she instructed reporters.

Watt mentioned one of many officers was allegedly dragged for 2 to 3 metres.

“In the course of the arrest of this male, he has choked one of many officers and with the help of an off-duty police officer and a member of the general public, a 33-year-old Eastwood man was arrested,” she mentioned.

Watt mentioned a 20-year-old junior probational officer was taken to hospital with leg accidents and has since been launched.

A 33-year-old male constable stays in hospital the place he’s being assessed for abrasions and neck accidents, she mentioned.

“It is at all times regarding. We as law enforcement officials are conscious of the inherent danger concerned,” Watt mentioned.

“We wish to level out that we’re very grateful to the member of the general public who supplied help.”