Pictured: Young policeman left fighting for life after being ‘run over by a stolen car’ while he tried to lay traffic spikes to bring chase to a halt
- Constable taken out of surgery and remains in the intensive care unit
- Constable in a critical condition after he was struck by an allegedly stolen car
- Police pursuing allegedly stolen sedan in a Ipswich suburb when he was struck
- The officer was trying to lay down traffic spikes when he was struck by the car
- A teenage boy and girl are currently assisting police with their inquiries
A police officer is now in an intensive care unit and fighting for his life after he was mowed down while laying traffic spikes to stop an allegedly stolen car.
The Queensland officer, identified as Peter McAulay, was trying to lay down the spikes when he was struck and dragged several metres down the road.
He was immediately rushed to Princess Alexandra Hospital with a critical head wound and internal injuries.
He has since been taken out of surgery and remains in the intensive care unit.
It is understood that Mr McAulay was trying to lay down traffic spikes in an Ipswich suburb when he was allegedly struck and dragged several metres down the road
A male constable is fighting for life after he was struck by a allegedly stolen sedan (pictured) west of Brisbane. Two people are currently assisting police with their inquiries
Police were pursuing the allegedly stolen sedan on Brisbane Road in the Ipswich suburb of Booval, west of Brisbane at around 5am on Thursday morning.
Police located the vehicle on nearby Vowels Street a short time later and later arrested a teenage boy and girl, who are assisting police with inquiries.
Acting superintendent Mel Adams told reporters that her thoughts were with the seriously injured police officer.
‘Our thoughts are with this officer and his family. We would ask people to say a prayer for him.’
Mr McAulay was sworn into the police service in 2014 and it believed he has been working in Goodna.
Police have since reopened Brisbane Street.
The officer was trying to lay down traffic spikes when he was allegedly struck
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