A Mangonui man fleeing from the police didn't let driving through road spikes stop him.
He reversed into a police car, injuring the officer in it and causing extensive damage to the police car.
He now faces a raft of charges.
![The police vehicle rammed by the fleeing driver. Photo/Northland Age](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/JE3VI6VTUTMSVFLIEOGE4PMJBY.jpg?auth=f6d9237670fca2ff6534489e687abe2127328c7377180cd6f87f2d6f9939aaad&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)
Police in Northland sighted the man travelling on Inland Rd in the Karikari Peninsula at excessive speeds at 2.45pm on Thursday. Police then tried to pull over the man but he failed to stop.