HOLLYWOOD, Florida -- The Florida Highway Patrol has released traffic camera video showing a trooper being hit by a car on the Turnpike.
Officials say that the hit-and-run took place on the southbound exit ramp to Hollywood Boulevard on May 25, according to WFOR-TV.
Trooper Arsenio Caballero was outside of his patrol car, assisting another trooper during a traffic stop, when a white BMW with a temporary tag struck him and sped off.
Caballero, who has been on the force for a year, was transported to a local hospital after being struck and is now at home continuing his recovery.
The BMW was found abandoned a few days later and police are still looking for the driver.
The public has been asked to provide any information on the incident to Broward County Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS.
