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Officials: Man shot by police in 2016 tried to hit trooper

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May 12th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

DAVENPORT, Iowa (Quad-City Times) — A Davenport man who was shot by officers in 2016 after he rammed a police car now stands accused of trying to run down an Iowa State trooper over the weekend. The Quad-City Times says 23-year-old Rodricco Radell Parks Jr. was arrested early Saturday morning after police say a trooper pulled over a sport utility vehicle in Davenport on suspicion of excessive speeding.

The trooper says that as he approached the SUV, a passenger — later identified as Parks — jumped into the driver’s seat, threw the vehicle into reverse and tried to run over the trooper. A high-speed chase ensued and ended when police say Parks crashed into another vehicle.