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<\/p>\nThis is the shocking moment a paraplegic driver being forcefully dragged out of his car by two police officers despite indicating his disability.<\/p>\n
The incident happened on Grand Avenue in Dayton of Ohio state in the US when two police officers pulled over Clifford Owensby and asked for a search on Thursday. September 30.<\/p>\n
Bodycam footage shared online shows the officer asking Owensby, who cannot walk, to step outside his car several times after checking on his driving licence.<\/p>\n
The driver tells them he had left his wheelchair at home, saying: "I\u2019m paraplegic. I cannot step out of the vehicle. I need assistance."<\/p>\n
"Sir, I'm going to assist you to get out of the vehicle," the officer then says.<\/p>\n
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But Owensby turns down the request and asks the officers "not to touch me", adding: "Can you call your white shirt please?"<\/p>\n
"I\u2019ll pull you out and then I\u2019ll call the white shirt," the officer replied.<\/p>\n
"Because you\u2019re getting out of the car. That\u2019s not an option.<\/p>\n
The officer continued, raising his voice: "You\u2019re getting out of this car. So you can cooperate and get out of this car or I will drag you out of this car. Do you see your two options here?"<\/p>\n
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Seconds later Owensby is dragged out of the driver's seat by the hair and fell onto the pavement while he screams for help.<\/p>\n
The officer can be heard answering: "It's alright, we are here. Stop. Stop! Stop!"<\/p>\n
They tie his hands with a plastic strip and drag him to their police vehicle. He was later charged with obstructing official business and resisting arrest.<\/p>\n
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Interim Chief Matt Carper of Dayton Police said in a statement on Monday that the incident as a "drug investigation and traffic stop".<\/p>\n
The department\u2019s Professional Standards Bureau is investigating the incident, "to include the officers\u2019 actions and any allegations of misconduct".<\/p>\n
Carper said detectives have already interviewed Owensby and promised transparency in the investigation.<\/p>\n