A man has been jailed after driving at a police officer in a supermarket car park.

The incident happened in the Tesco Express car park in Hollingsworth Road, Lowestoft, on May 31 when Kyle Jacobs, of no fixed address, drove at a police officer.

The officer, who was attempting to arrest Jacobs for failing to appear in court, was then forced to jump to safety to avoid being hit by the vehicle.

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The 25-year-old was sentenced at Ipswich Crown Court on November 26 where he was jailed for three months for driving at a police officer and another 16 months for a dangerous driving charge.

His sentence was then tied in with other admitted drugs and criminal damage offences making his final jail term a total of 26 months.

Jacobs was also disqualified from driving for 33 months and will have to pay a victim surcharge of £190.