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| Police officer hurt trying to protect runners wins Pride of Britain award | Police officer hurt trying to protect runners wins Pride of Britain award |
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| Claire Bond's leg and kneecap were broken | Claire Bond's leg and kneecap were broken |
| An officer run over when trying to stop a motorist from driving into runners has won a Pride of Britain award. | An officer run over when trying to stop a motorist from driving into runners has won a Pride of Britain award. |
| PC Claire Bond was pursuing a drug dealer who had crashed into parked cars and was heading towards the ongoing Stafford 10k run. | PC Claire Bond was pursuing a drug dealer who had crashed into parked cars and was heading towards the ongoing Stafford 10k run. |
| The driver reversed, crushing her against a fence before flipping her in the air and dragging her along the ground, breaking her leg and kneecap. | The driver reversed, crushing her against a fence before flipping her in the air and dragging her along the ground, breaking her leg and kneecap. |
| PC Bond dedicated her award to her husband and all police officers. | PC Bond dedicated her award to her husband and all police officers. |
| She and colleague PC Dave Mullins were called to reports of a car that had crashed into a garage in Coton Fields, Staffordshire, on 3 September 2018. | She and colleague PC Dave Mullins were called to reports of a car that had crashed into a garage in Coton Fields, Staffordshire, on 3 September 2018. |
| Claire Bond hopes to return to work | Claire Bond hopes to return to work |
| PC Bond, of Walsall, had previously said she knew she had to stop Gurajdeep Mali from driving "because if he got through, he was gonna be just driving straight into the 10k run". | |
| "I punched him in the face as hard as I could, saying 'get out of the car, stop the car'... | "I punched him in the face as hard as I could, saying 'get out of the car, stop the car'... |
| "He's driven me into a fence... [Later] I've looked down and my legs aren't looking good. They're pointing the wrong way and I just remember crying." | "He's driven me into a fence... [Later] I've looked down and my legs aren't looking good. They're pointing the wrong way and I just remember crying." |
| Malhi drove at her again but her colleague managed to pull her to safety. | Malhi drove at her again but her colleague managed to pull her to safety. |
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| "To win a Pride of Britain Award, I am totally honoured," she said. | "To win a Pride of Britain Award, I am totally honoured," she said. |
| "I still can't get used to it. I was up until 3 o'clock the morning I found out, saying, 'Is this actually happening? This has actually happened hasn't it?'" | "I still can't get used to it. I was up until 3 o'clock the morning I found out, saying, 'Is this actually happening? This has actually happened hasn't it?'" |
| She underwent a five-hour operation to save her legs | She underwent a five-hour operation to save her legs |
| She underwent a five-hour operation to save her legs and has gone on to raise money for a police charity by completing the 10k race - nine in a wheelchair, but managing to walk the final kilometre with a stick. | She underwent a five-hour operation to save her legs and has gone on to raise money for a police charity by completing the 10k race - nine in a wheelchair, but managing to walk the final kilometre with a stick. |
| PC Bond said she still hoped to return to policing. | PC Bond said she still hoped to return to policing. |
| Phil Jones, chairman of Staffordshire Police Federation, said the force was "exceptionally proud" of PC Bond and described her as an "inspiration". | Phil Jones, chairman of Staffordshire Police Federation, said the force was "exceptionally proud" of PC Bond and described her as an "inspiration". |
| Gurajdeep Malhi was jailed for 12 years and nine months | Gurajdeep Malhi was jailed for 12 years and nine months |
| Malhi was tracked down after the incident and cocaine with a street value of more than £2,000 was found in his BMW. | Malhi was tracked down after the incident and cocaine with a street value of more than £2,000 was found in his BMW. |
| He was jailed in September 2019 for 12 years after admitting causing grievous bodily harm with intent, as well as various driving and drug offences. | He was jailed in September 2019 for 12 years after admitting causing grievous bodily harm with intent, as well as various driving and drug offences. |
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