Yeah, it's a wobbler for sure. According to the report posted on the article (page 1, really) he said he was driving his personal vehicle and that he identified himself as a police officer. The report states that it was at this point that the female driver accelerated toward him.
I would think that the PD would bring this up in court if he weren't in uniform. As you assert, if he wasn't in uniform she could state that she was in fear of her life.
Of course, being she was fleeing from the scene of an accident doesn't really help her convince anyone she was afraid of being carjacked.
I had some clown stop me in plain clothes and say he was a cop and that I had run a stop sign and that I was to get out of the car and get into his car.
I floored it and popped the clutch.
He would have been clinging to my roof. sportscar
The guy was wanted for hurting women and used the same MO.
BAIL Her!