> WATCH: Police officer pinned against dashboard as driver takes off during stop in Bradenton
WATCH: Police officer pinned against dashboard as driver takes off during stop in Bradenton
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What started as a traffic stop escalated into a dangerous crash Tuesday night, with a Bradenton police officer getting pinned between a driver and his dashboard.
Officer Shane Sharp pulled over 19-year-old Lenny Macias-Rangel just after 11:30 p.m. for a reported traffic violation on Martin Luther King Avenue E at 12th Street E.
Officer Sharp said he followed Macias-Rangel's car for several blocks before the teen pulled over.
Video shows Officer Sharp approaching Macias-Rangel's window to ask why he didn't stop sooner.
"I did stop!" the teen argues. "Sir, I'm scared. I don't even know what I did."
The officer can be heard asking Macias-Rangel to turn his car off a total of 12 times over concerns he might flee.
"When Macias-Rangel refused, Officer Sharp opened the driver's side door and reached to shift the car into park," the Bradenton Police Department said.
Macias-Rangel did not shift his car into park, but repeatedly shouted, "Stop, you're killing me! You're killing me!"
As the struggle continued, a second officer ran over to assist. That's when the video shows Macias-Rangel hitting the gas, pinning Officer Sharp between himself and the dashboard.
The car made it about 150 feet before crashing into a pole.
Macias-Rangel can be seen struggling with officers as they pulled him out of the car to arrest him. Police said he struck several of them.
After he was evaluated for his injuries, Macias-Rangel was transported to the Manatee County Jail.
Officer Sharp was rushed to the hospital. He sustained a concussion, a separated shoulder and other arm and leg injuries. He was released from the hospital on Wednesday morning.
Macias-Rangel was charged with:
Two counts of aggravated battery of a law enforcement officer
Four counts of battery on a law enforcement officer
Resisting an officer with violence
Fleeing or attempting to elude a law enforcement officer
Possession with intent to sell, manufacture, or deliver a controlled substance
Driving with a suspended license