Pc clung to sunroof as car sped off

A police officer clung to the open sunroof of a speeding car for nearly half a mile as it tore through crowded shopping streets, the Old Bailey heard today.

Pc Roy Teague, 28, was struck by the car after driver Sean Huntroyd refused to stop, shouting: "That takes care of that f***er," the jury was told.

Huntroyd, 30, allegedly told his passenger: "F*** him, he is going to die, I'm going to kill him and I will kill you", as he tried to shake the officer off.

Pc Teague was finally thrown clear at a junction and suffered a broken arm, cuts, bruises and severe shock. Huntroyd walked into a police station with his solicitor two days after the incident on a busy Saturday in Camberley last July.

Nicola Merrick, prosecuting, said Pc Teague indicated for the driver to stop after spotting him on CCTV cameras. "He walked towards the car and as he did so Huntroyd revved the engine, put his foot down and drove straight at the officer.

"He jumped into the air, the car hit him, he thudded against the windscreen and was thrown onto the roof. Huntroyd deliberately speeded up and slowed down trying to shake the officer off while Pc Teague was shouting to him to slow down and let him off," she said.

Huntroyd, of Hampshire, pleaded not guilty to grievous bodily harm with intent but admits actual bodily harm and dangerous driving. The case continues.