Two hurt as police officer plows car through crowd at Tacoma street race

• Police vehicle seen hitting several people, running over one
• Department says officer feared for own safety

At least two people were injured when a police officer responding to a report of a street race plowed his car through a crowd of pedestrians who were pounding on the car's windows in downtown Tacoma, Washington, on Saturday night, officials said.

The incident happened just before 7pm as about 100 people blocked an intersection and watched several cars spinning in circles, police told the News Tribune of Tacoma.