WATCH: Video shows driver striking Nashville police car during traffic stop

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Video shows driver hitting Nashville police car during traffic stop

A man faces several charges after he crashed into a Nashville police officer’s patrol car Tuesday morning while fleeing a traffic stop. (Credit: Metropolitan Nashville Police Department)

Authorities in Nashville shared shocking footage showing a driver crashing into a patrol car while an officer was initiating a traffic stop early Tuesday morning. 

Around 1:30 a.m., a Nashville police officer saw a silver Dodge Challenger driving at a high rate of speed near downtown Nashville. 

Officials said the officer then turned on his lights and attempted to make a traffic stop. However, the driver was slow to stop and began driving recklessly and making donuts in the roadway.  

After completing multiple donuts, the vehicle was facing the officer’s patrol car, where he is seen accelerating and hitting the officer’s car head on.

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A driver is facing charges after he crashed into a patrol car while an officer was attempting to pull him over in Nashville early Tuesday morning. (Metropolitan Nashville Police Department)

Authorities said the officer was injured during the incident and was taken to a local hospital where he was treated and later released.

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Nashville police reported 22-year-old Carlos Esquivel hit the officer’s vehicle as he attempted to flee from a traffic stop. (Metro Nashville Police Department)

The driver then drove behind the patrol car, continued doing donuts and then fled the scene.

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Dashcam footage from Nashville Police shows officers attempting to pull the car over when the driver began doing donuts in the roadway. (Metro Nashville Police Department)

The driver, who police identified as Carlos Esquivel, 22, surrendered to police downtown late Tuesday morning. 

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Nashville Police said Esquivel is being charged with aggravated assault on a police officer, evading arrest, leaving the scene of a crash, and reckless driving.

He was booked into jail and is being held on a $27,500 bond.