Dramatic moment South Carolina cops shoot dead erratic driver when he accelerates towards them

Officers screamed at Jarvis Hayes to put his car in park the evening of September 3, 2017, in a Myrtle Beach motel parking lot

Chilling footage shows the moment a driver is shot dead after turning his car around and accelerating towards police officers. 

Officers screamed at Jarvis Hayes to put his car in park the evening of September 3, 2017,  in a Myrtle Beach motel parking lot. 

But instead, the 31-year-old from Greensboro, North Carolina, turned his car towards the police and started to accelerate, ABC 15 reported.

Fearing they were about to be hit, the South Carolina officers fired dozens of shots at the car, ultimately killing Hayes. 

Chilling footage shows the moment a driver is shot dead after turning his car around and accelerating towards police officers

Chilling footage shows the moment a driver is shot dead after turning his car around and accelerating towards police officers

The shooting happened after police attempted to pull Hayes over because he was driving erratically through Myrtle Beach

The shooting happened after police attempted to pull Hayes over because he was driving erratically through Myrtle Beach

The video shows one officer jump on the hood of the police car as shots ring out in an attempt to flee Hayes white Jaguar as it attempts to ram into him. 

Harris County Coroner Darris Fowler said Hayes died from multiple trauma caused by the bullet wounds. 

The shooting happened after police attempted to pull Hayes over because he was driving erratically through Myrtle Beach. 

Field Officer Amanda Crago attempted to pull Hayes over at the Mystic Sea Motel. Hayes is pictured driving into it the motel parking lot

Field Officer Amanda Crago attempted to pull Hayes over at the Mystic Sea Motel. Hayes is pictured driving into it the motel parking lot

But instead of listening to police orders to slow down and pull to into the parking lot, Hayes turned around and stepped on the gas

But instead of listening to police orders to slow down and pull to into the parking lot, Hayes turned around and stepped on the gas

The video shows one officer jump on the hood of the police car as shots ring out in an attempt to flee Hayes white Jaguar as it attempts to ram into him

The video shows one officer jump on the hood of the police car as shots ring out in an attempt to flee Hayes white Jaguar as it attempts to ram into him

A witness told officers she saw the white Jaguar driving recklessly near Ocean Boulevard. 

Police quickly identified Hayes as the driver – and surveillance footage showed him driving on the sidewalk and darting into oncoming traffic. 

Field Officer Amanda Crago attempted to pull Hayes over at the Mystic Sea Motel. 

But instead of listening to police orders to slow down and pull to into the parking lot, Hayes turned around and stepped on the gas.  



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