Police officer pushed into traffic by motorcyclist during Massachusetts traffic stop

A Massachusetts policeofficer who was trying to stop a motorcyclist from fleeing was pushed into a busy intersection by the biker.

Police footage of the 5 July incident showed the officer jumping out of the way of the bike moments before a pickup truck passed the intersection metres behind.

On 7 July police arrested Colin James Webb, 19, of Reading, Massachusetts, in connection with the incident, a Massachusetts State Police press release said.