The driver grabbed the shirt and punched the traffic police lieutenant repeatedly.

When signaled to stop, Mr. Gioi got out, cursed, grabbed the police officer by the collar, and punched him in the face. The driver then snatched the police officer’s phone, threw it on the road, and continued to beat him.

On November 11, Thuan An Town Police (Binh Duong) detained Pham Van Gioi (47 years old, residing in An Phu Ward, Thuan An Town) to investigate the act of Resisting a person on official duty.

The intersection where the incident occurred.

According to the initial investigation, at 5:15 p.m. on November 8, Lieutenant Vu Dinh Thanh of the Traffic Police Team of Thuan An Town Police was on duty to regulate traffic at the My Phuoc - Tan Van intersection with Highway 743 (An Phu Ward, Thuan An Town). At this time, Lieutenant Thanh discovered Mr. Gioi driving a pickup truck swerving, driving into the motorbike lane and honking loudly, so he signaled for the vehicle to stop.

Seeing the police signal, Mr. Gioi drove close to Lieutenant Thanh's position and braked suddenly, forcing him to run to another place to avoid him.

When getting out of the car, Mr. Gioi went to the police officer, cursed loudly, grabbed his collar and punched him repeatedly in the face. When Lieutenant Thanh ran outside and called the police for help, Mr. Gioi rushed in, grabbed the two phones and threw them on the street.

The man also used an iron chair to hit the traffic police officer's left arm, causing injury.

The authorities then arrived, restrained Mr. Gioi and handed him over to the investigation agency for handling. At the investigation agency, Mr. Gioi admitted to beating the traffic police.

According to the police, Lieutenant Thanh suffered multiple injuries, including abrasions and bruises to his left forearm, swelling of his left cheekbone and left eyebrow. X-ray results showed an abnormality in his left collarbone.

According to Zing