An officer was caught on video crashing into an 8-year-old riding a bicycle.

An 8-year-old child in Florida was seriously injured after a Sarasota police officer crashed into him with his patrol car Monday in an incident caught on camera.

Eight-year-old Gerard Butler received a minibike as a birthday present the weekend before the crash. He started driving it home after becoming afraid of police activity in his neighborhood, his mother, Regina Sanders, told CBS affiliate WTSP.

An officer in a patrol car leaving the scene of another call struck the boy about 6:30 p.m. Oct. 28, Sarasota Police Chief Rex Trosch said at a news conference. The police department also shared graphic body camera footage online.

In one video, the unnamed officer can be seen making a left turn at the intersection, running a stop sign, but not coming to a full stop before speeding up and hitting the child. The officer then exits his patrol car and Butler can be seen lying on the ground a good distance away from the vehicle.

“The cops, you just see them fly, covering at least 60 miles, and they don’t care about stop signs, they just fly down the roads,” Sanders told WTSP. “I was inside and I heard something scraping and then you just see a little minibike there.”

In the video, the officer calls for backup and emergency medical assistance as a crowd of panicked neighbors gathers. Meanwhile, the police make several attempts to perform CPR, but cannot find a defibrillator.

The child was taken to Johns Hopkins Children’s Hospital where he was treated for serious injuries, the agency said. previously released by the police. Sanders told WTSP earlier this week that her son has had two brain surgeries and a knee surgery and is facing jaw surgery.

In Wednesday’s update from ABC WWSB Branch, Sanders said her son has only been able to move his legs slightly and cough since he was admitted to the hospital.

“I’ve never experienced anything like this before,” Sanders said.

Police told WTSP that the officer involved was not injured but was shaken up by the incident. While the investigation continues, he is on restrictive administrative responsibility.

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