Car speeds through streets moments before it is deliberately driven into a police vehicle during George Floyd protests in Denver leaving three officers and civilian severely injured

• Chevrolet with Wyoming plates ripped through central Denver at 11pm Saturday 
• Footage shows car speeding through intersection where cop cars are parked
• Comes as rioters took to the streets for fifth night running across the States
• More than 1,300 people have been arrested in 16 cities since Thursday in protests over the death of George Floyd in police custody on Monday

Three police officers and a civilian were gravely injured last night when a car deliberately sped into a police vehicle during George Floyd protests in Denver.

The Chevrolet with Wyoming plates tore down the street at around 11pm close to the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in the city center.

In footage, the tires of the car are heard screeching across the asphalt before it is seen speeding through an intersection where several police vehicles are parked up.

It comes as rioters across the States took to the streets for the fifth night running to demonstrate against the killing of Floyd, a black man who died in police custody on Monday after white police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck. Chauvin was charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter on Friday.

The Chevrolet with Wyoming plates tore down the street at around 11pm close to the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in the city center 

The car is seen speeding over the pavement towards police vehicles parked up at an intersection last night 

In footage from the carnage the tires of the car are heard screeching across the asphalt before it is seen speeding through an intersection were several police vehicles are parked up 

Further footage the scene in Denver last night purported to show one of the officers injured in the hit-and-run being loaded into the back of an ambulance.

Police were able to disperse most crowds after the city’s 8pm curfew kicked in. 

Around 18 protesters were arrested including two for felony charges, but cops said the night was calmer than Thursday and Friday.

A total of 11 states and the District of Columbia had activated the National Guard by the early hours of Sunday, as law enforcement buckled under the strain of the protests.

In Minneapolis, protesters were seen fleeing after cops hurled tear gas into the crowds while some responded by launching fireworks back at officers.

The National Guard was activated to defend the White House from attack as the Secret Service agents on the ground struggled to keep control of crowds descending on the seat of the US government.

Minneapolis: Tear gas and fireworks go off in the streets Saturday night on day five of protests over Floyd’s death

Chicago: A Chicago police vehicle is set on fire during violent protests and bricks are hurled at it 

New York: A New York City Police Department vehicle burns after being set alight by protesters

The Big Apple was ablaze as NYPD vehicles were torched and ransacked while shocking footage emerged of cops violently detaining protesters.

A man was left critically injured in Dallas when he was attacked and stomped on by a group of people when he allegedly tried to defend a store with a large sword.

In Atlanta a cop suffered ‘significant injuries’ when they were hit by an ATV, while in Chicago, a man commandeered a police horse and rode off on it.

Los Angeles deployed the National Guard for the first since the 1992 riots when the police officers who beat up black man Rodney King walked free of all charges and California Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency in LA County.

States calling for Guard assistance included California, Georgia, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Washington state.

Washington DC: A car burns in a street near the White House Saturday night 

Washington DC: A park police officer shoots rubber bullets toward demonstrators gathered outside the White House

Washington DC: A firework is hurled by a protester and explodes by a police line

Meanwhile at least 25 cities roll out emergency curfews to try to bring rioting and looting under control, including San Francisco, Atlanta, Louisville, Los Angeles, Portland, Columbia, South Carolina, Cincinnati, Cleveland and Seattle.

More than 1,300 people have been arrested in 16 cities since Thursday, including over 500 Friday in Los Angeles.

Donald Trump has put the Army on notice to deploy to the streets with a four-hour notice – the first time this will have been done in almost 20 years during the 1992 LA riots over the beating of black man Rodney King by cops. 

Minnesota – where Floyd died – has borne the brunt of the protests which began there Tuesday before fanning out across the country. 

Rioting was still going on in the early hours of Sunday, with the Minneapolis police department reporting a big group of protesters on foot and in vehicles throwing missiles of some sort at cops. 

Washington DC:A protester holds up a sign saying ‘Stop killing us’ as a pack of military police are sen in the background

Washington DC: Demonstrators gesture next to a fire during a rally near the White House

Washington DC: The seat of the government was under threat from protesters leading to the National Guard being activated in Washington DC

Minnesota Dept of Corrections Commissioner Paul Schnell announced early Sunday there had been ‘dozens’ of arrests through the night but no ‘substantive’ injuries.  

The Minnesota National Guard announced at around 10:30p.m. it was sending 10,800 troops in to tackle protests Saturday night, as pleas for people to observe curfews fell on deaf ears. 

The Minnesota National Guard said on Twitter it already had more than 4,100 citizen-soldiers and airmen already in the twin cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul and was ramping it up to a staggering 10,800. 

There were just 700 on duty on Friday. 

State police officers were seen in their masses surrounding the fifth police precinct Saturday night after officials insisted that the city would be brought under control following four nights of widespread destruction including a suspected looter being shot dead, businesses being burned to the ground and police officers forced to flee for their lives when a police precinct was stormed and torched. 

Washington DC: The National Guard has been activated to Washington DC to help protect the White House

New York: A vehicle burns near New York’s Union Square Saturday night 

New York: A vehicle burns near New York’s Union Square as more than a dozen protests spark up across the Big Apple

New York: NYPD officers are poised with their batons after Trump praised their response – despite footage showing mutlipel scenes where cops manhandled protesters violently Friday 

The city was filled with smoke Saturday as protesters let off fireworks and set fires.  

Hundreds of protesters had gathered outside the fifth precinct and were driven out by state cops using tear gas and firing rubber bullets. 

Footage showed protesters had retreated while the officers increased their circle around the vicinity – defending the police station for fear it will be stormed and torched like the third precinct was Thursday. 

People marching from Minneapolis to St. Paul were also met with tear gas from officers stopping them in their tracks and sending masses fleeing from the potent chemical.  

This comes as Governor Tim Walz has warned that a renewed spike in coronavirus cases could hit residents as protests have seen thousands take to the streets, while he admitted that the state’s jails cannot contain the number of people being taken into custody.     

New York: NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio and President Trump clashed Saturday night over New York’s response to the escalating crisis there

New York: A cop car burns in Brooklyn where protest have been held for two nights over Floyd’s death 

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