SEATTLE, WA – A police officer was struck and injured while responding to a hit-and-run collision on Thursday morning.
Seattle Police Department posted on Twitter the accident occurred in the 4800 block of S Myrtle Street around 9:44 a.m.
Police were responding to a hit-and-run collision when an officer was struck by the fleeing driver. The injured officer was treated for non-life threatening injuries.
Investigations into the cause of the crash are ongoing. Seattle Police Department also posted that they are still searching for the hit-and-run driver.
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