Man attacks officer during traffic stop and fractures his jaw, AL cops say
An Alabama driver attacked an officer who was pulling him over, sending him to a hospital with injuries, police said.
According to the Hollywood Police Department, officer Dhruvil Patel stopped the driver — identified as 30-year-old Steven Kyle Corneilson — at about 6 p.m. April 4.
Corneilson then got out of his vehicle and attacked the officer, leaving Patel with a fractured jaw and other injuries, Police Chief Cecil Davis told McClatchy News.
Several people, including employees at a local business, saw the incident happen and rushed out to help, according to an April 4 news release by the police department.
Patel was taken to a hospital for his injuries, police said.
Davis told McClatchy News on April 7 that Patel was released from the hospital.
“We’re just waiting to get his results back,” Davis said. “Other than that, I mean he’s good to go.”
Corneilson was arrested and charged with driving under the influence, second-degree assault on a police officer and resisting arrest, Davis said. He remains in police custody.
Hollywood is a 107-mile drive northeast from Birmingham.
