Deter a public servant from his duties

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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A car driver was charged yesterday with voluntarily causing hurt to deter a public servant from his duties.

Should it be “deter a public servant from carrying out his duties” instead?

Thanks.

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That sentence could be constructed in a better way. For instance, I would suggest
’ a car driver was charged yesterday with deliberately causing harm and stopping a public servant from carrying out his duties.’ So you are correct :smiley:

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A motorist was charged yesterday with intentionally injuring an officer to keep him from performing his duties.

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