A 68-year-old Invercargill man will appear in Invercargill District Court on Tuesday on a range of driving charges after allegedly hitting a police officer and police dog.
A police spokeswoman said police received reports of "erratic driving'' by a motorist on the Bluff Highway on Friday night.
Police attempted to stop the driver just before midnight and he fled.
The car was "spiked'' but continued travelling for a short time, she said.
A police officer and police dog were hit as the car came to a stop on Dee St.
The police officer sustained bruising to a leg, she said.
The dog was not seriously injured, she said.
