A Western Australian policeman suffered a fractured vertebrae in a late-night car-ramming incident six weeks ago, the officer's union has revealed, as it pushes for a new law to protect its members.
Constable Kaine Burgess and another officer were injured when their police car was deliberately rammed in Lake Clifton, 115km south of Perth, by the driver of a Suzuki Vitara in the early hours of January 29.
Const Burgess was initially diagnosed with a neck strain but after it didn't heal within a few days he returned to hospital and was diagnosed with fractured vertebrae.
