Man sentenced to six months jail for ramming police car and biting officer in buttocks
A 35-year-old man from Sint Hubert has been sentenced to six months in prison for forcing a police vehicle off the road and, during the altercation, biting an officer in the buttock. In addition to the prison conviction, the court in Den Bosch sentenced him to a one-year driving ban (license revoked), and he has been ordered to compensate the four officers for their injuries, including the bite wound, as well as for the psychological effects of the confrontation, according to Omroep Brabant.
The incident occurred in November 2025 when police tried to pull the man over near his ex’s house. Police attempted to stop the man after noticing him swerving dangerously on the N264 near Uden, a clear indication of drunk driving. Post-arrest testing revealed the man had a blood alcohol level of 1.69, well over three times the legal limit of 0.5.
During the chase, the suspect, Tim O., crashed into a police vehicle at high speed, forcing the patrol car off the road and into a tree.
Once both vehicles had stopped, the man violently resisted arrest, lashing out with kicks and biting one of the officers in the buttocks. At the court hearing, O. said he had acted in “total panic” and could not clearly recall the events of the chase.
The court’s sentence matched the prosecution’s recommendation over charges of attempted aggravated assault and reckless driving. The one-year driving ban means the man will not regain his license immediately after serving his prison sentence and must pass new driving tests because of his reckless driving.
In the Netherlands, the Public Prosecution Service generally imposes much harsher penalties for violence against police officers or other emergency personnel, often double those for ordinary assault. The court emphasized that the suspect’s actions severely threatened the safety of officers carrying out their duties.
