Sydney man remains in intensive care after dramatic arrest
A man who almost died during a dramatic arrest in Sydney's northwest on Monday remains in intensive care at Westmead Hospital.
He has been identified as 44-year-old Daniel Booth.
The Seven Hills man reportedly suffered two collapsed lungs, a broken nose and rib and back injuries when police with capsicum spray tackled him to the ground after pulling him over for sideswiping a number of cars along Old Windsor Road.
He went into cardiac arrest at the scene and had to be resuscitated.
Mr Brooks’ brother Garry, who spoke to 7 News on condition that his face was not shown, described the last time the two had seen each other.
“He said goodbye and I said, 'I'll see you later on' and that was it. And I didn't see him until the hospital," he said.
“He's a nice bloke. He's just a down to earth bloke. I can't understand what's happened,”
He said, while his brother had never been in this kind of trouble before, he would not be laying blame on anyone until a police investigation has been completed.
Mr Booth, who was known to police, is in an induced coma but his condition has improved and he is expected to survive.
