Man charged with allegedly running over Chattanooga police officer on bike

photo Timothy Shropshire

A man out on bond faces more charges after allegedly running over a Chattanooga city police bicycle officer.

It happened April 5. A Bike Patrol Officer was at MLK Boulevard and Georgia Avenue when he saw Timothy Shropshire drive a 2014 Volkswagen Jetta through a red light.

When the VW stopped in traffic the officer rode up alongside the car and asked Shropshire to turn off the car. The officer reported that Shropshire looked at his passenger, then back at him, then swerved the into the officer's bicycle causing the officer to stumble. Shropshire drove away dragging the officer a few feet. He was located and arrested the following Wednesday.

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