A police van was rammed and a senior constable taken to hospital after the driver of a ute refused to back down in Scoresby early on Saturday morning.

Two K9 police units were patrolling an industrial estate on Lakeview Drive around 2am when they spotted a suspicious utility. The driver sped off, ending up in a no through road.

Police were patrolling in Scoresby when they spotted the ute. Credit:Georgia Matts

Police cordoned the vehicle with both vans, but the driver then allegedly rammed one of the police vehicles.

The two policemen smashed a window of the ute, deployed capsicum spray and removed the passenger. But the driver sped off in the ute, leaving his mate in the hands of police.