Harrowing moment SUV hits cop and sends him flying as he chases shoplifting ...

Harrowing moment SUV hits cop and sends him flying as he chases shoplifting suspect on foot Officer Greg Wertman, 35, was struck in Boynton Beach, Florida last week He was chasing a shoplifting suspect on foot when he ran across traffic Suspect was arrested and Wertman remains hospitalized in serious condition Dashcam video released on Monday reveals the moment an SUV hit him

By Keith Griffith For Dailymail.com

Published: 19:10 GMT, 5 March 2019 | Updated: 19:23 GMT, 5 March 2019

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Dashcam footage has revealed the moment that a driver accidentally hit a police officer and sent him flying as he chased a shoplifting suspect on foot. 

Officer Greg Wertman, 35, remains hospitalized in serious condition after being struck by a civilian vehicle as he pursued the suspect in Boynton Beach, Florida on Wednesday. 

Suspect Ryan Lamar Moody, 24, was apprehended a short time later by other officers. 

'This incident is another example of how dangerous the policing profession is,' Boynton Beach Police Chief Michael Gregoy said on Monday, according to the Sun-Sentinel. 

Ryan Lamar Moody, 24

Elyshia M. Wilson, 23

The officer was chasing Ryan Lamar Moody, 24, (left) who was later arrested along with his alleged accomplice Elyshia M. Wilson (right) for trying to

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