WATCH: Video shows driver striking Nashville police car during traffic stop

Authorities in Nashville released shocking footage of a driver crashing into a patrol car while an officer was trying to pull him over early Tuesday morning. The driver, identified as 22-year-old Carlos Esquivel, was seen driving recklessly and doing donuts in the roadway before hitting the officer’s car head-on. The officer was injured but has since been treated and released from the hospital. Esquivel fled the scene but later surrendered to police and is facing charges including aggravated assault on a police officer, evading arrest, leaving the scene of a crash, and reckless driving. He is currently being held on a $27,500 bond.