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In 2024, 244 police officers reported injuries due to incidents involving deliberate vehicle ramming. Some of these incidents were actually deadly. Tragically, PC Andrew Harper was dragged behind a vehicle for over a mile while responding to a burglary, which unfortunately led to his death. PC Stuart Outten was struck in the head with a machete by a suspect who concealed the weapon in his vehicle. When we ask ourselves whether this is an evasive power, the answer is no, it is a protective power. It protects the officers involved and the public.