Later on his excuse for having killed one of the passengers was "They tried to run me over".
I gotta' see the film before I'll ever believe any of these "run me over" claims.
Sometimes bipolar people do stuff ~ just hope you never develop the condition. It's a cruel world.
I'm familiar with that case and the officer was completely cleared. THe driver and passengers in the car were high and tried to skip a bill. The officer followed them outside, they ran to the car. When the officer told them to stop, the driver turned the car, increased speed and went right after him. The investigation found that the officer and eyewitness versions of events never wavered but the kids in the car told shifting and conflicting stories. The physical evidence backed up the officer, e.g. bullet trajectory through the front window, tire tracks showing speed and direction, etc.
It was a terrible event but no fault of the officer.