A driver who injured a police officer in a crash has been given a suspended jail sentence, banned from driving and ordered to carry out unpaid work.
Dorset Police previously said an officer was treated by paramedics and taken to hospital following the collision between an unmarked police vehicle and a white BMW on the A31 near Sturminster Marshall in September.
Hassan Babaker, 35, of Felling, Gateshead, previously pleaded guilty to dangerous driving.
He was sentenced at Bournemouth Crown Court to an eight-month prison sentence, which was suspended for a year, and was ordered to carry out 100 hours of unpaid work and serve a 10-week curfew.
Police previously said they were called at about 21:30 BST on 29 September to the crash between Stag Gate and Roundhouse Roundabout.
They said the officer’s injuries were neither life-threatening nor life-changing.
Babaker, who was not reportedly hurt, will have to take an extended driving test following a 12-month ban from the road.
