PC Dave Phillips' Injuries Were 'Catastrophic'

A police officer suffered "catastrophic" injuries after being struck by a stolen vehicle being driven by a teenager in a "determined and ruthless attempt to avoid being apprehended", a court has heard. Merseyside Police Constable Dave Phillips, 34, was trying to stop 18-year-old Clayton Williams, who had stolen a Mitsubishi 4x4 in the early hours of 5 October last year in the Wirral, a jury was told. Opening the case for the prosecution, Ian Unsworth QC told the court Williams had driven for sev