Video Emerges Of Driver Striking Plymouth Twp. Officer

PLYMOUTH TOWNSHIP, PA — Video has emerged from the scene of the incident last week where police said a Plymouth Township police officer was repeatedly run over by a 21-year-old man in a Mercedes G Wagon.

The incident took place at the Double Tree Hotel in Plymouth on Friday, Oct. 24.

The video was taken by bystanders at the other end of the parking lot who watched horrified as the Mercedes, which police said was driven by Lower Gwynedd resident Dalton Lee Janiczek, backed out of a parking space at a high rate of speed and smashed into the officer's patrol car.

The video then shows the Mercedes pulling out and speeding toward the officer, as several gunshots are heard firing. The Montgomery County District Attorney's Office said the officer did shoot at Janiczek, but he was not hit.

The video ends with the damaged Mercedes speeding off.

The video is below. Warning, contains explicit language:

@kelsandelles trigger warning: police incident in the hotel parking lot at #doubletree in #plymouthmeeting we were just trying to enjoy the afterglow of #billieeilish ♬ original sound - Kel & Elle

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Janiczek's motivations in the attack remain unclear. He went on to drive his vehicle head-on into a different Plymouth Township patrol car just moments later, injuring a second officer, authorities said. He was taken into custody moments later.

Both officers were taken to the hospital, where they are in stable condition.

Janiczek is a student at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, where he competes on the men's rowing team, according to his student biography. He is also the son of highly regarded attorney Lee Janiczek, a partner at a top Philly law firm called Lewis Brisbois.

Janiczek has been charged with attempted murder of a law enforcement officer, aggravated assault, and related counts. He was booked at Montgomery County Correctional Facility with no bail. A preliminary hearing is set for Nov. 4.