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Video shows the moment a father-of-five was tackled to the ground in an arrest that injured four officers after an alleged high-speed drug-fuelled rampage.
Vito Virzi, 35, was allegedly high on GHB or 'liquid fantasy' when he drove motorists off the road with speeds of up to 200km/h on Queensland's M1.
When officers arrived he allegedly tried to force police vehicles off the road before his car ran out of petrol and came to a stop at Gaven on the Gold Coast.
Mr Virzi then allegedly assaulted several officers and tried to steal a police car.
Video obtained by 9News shows police tackle the father-of-five to the ground on the motorway.
Inspector Mark Pengelly said police were forced to use capsicum spray and a taser to subdue him.
'He was behaving very, very violently,' Insp Pengelly told reporters on Monday.
'Four of the officers actually ended up in hospital with injuries.'
The officers were cut and bruised in the arrest and had to be tested for diseases after being splattered with his blood.
Mr Virzi is facing six driving, drug and assault charges after Monday's alleged rampage.
He did not attend court on Tuesday because he was in a medically induced coma at the Gold Coast University Hospital due to his alleged level of drug intoxication.
Mr Virzi will appear at the Southport Courthouse when he is discharged from hospital. He is expected to face court on Wednesday.