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Lionel Womack at home in Kansas City, Kansas
(AP)
A former police detective from Kansas has filed an excessive force lawsuit alleging that he sustained serious injuries when a Kiowa County Sheriff's Deputy intentionally drove over him.
Lionel Womack said in a statement that he had not been speeding nor was he under the influence when he was pulled over in a traffic stop by Jeremy Rodriguez.
Mr Womack, who is Black, says despite this, and even though his driver's licence, insurance, and vehicle registration were up to date, he panicked and fled.
A graphic dashcam video captured the series of horrific events that unfolded next as the patrol truck mowed him down, as he ran shirtless across a field on the night of 15 August.