Fla. Police Officer on Roadside Injured in Hit-and-Run Crash

April 22, 2025

West Palm Beach police were responding to a traffic incident, and an officer was getting into his cruiser when an SUV struck the vehicle and didn't stop.

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Joe Vince

West Palm Beach Police Were Responding To A Traffic Incident, And An Officer Was Getting Into His Cruiser When An Suv Struck The Vehicle And Didn't Stop

A Florida police officer was injured when he was struck by a hit-and-run driver while investigating a previous crash last week.

West Palm Beach police were at the scene of a traffic incident at about 8:30 p.m. Friday, WPTV-TV reports. When an officer was getting into his cruiser, his vehicle was struck by an SUV.

The officer was knocked to the ground, and the SUV sped off. The officer was taken to the hospital, where he was treated and release.

Police are searching for the driver of the SUV.

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Joe Vince

Joining Endeavor Business Media in 2018, Joe has worked on the company's city services publications. He began working at OFFICER.com as the assistant editor. Before starting at Endeavor, Joe had worked for a variety of print and online news outlets, including the Indianapolis Star, the South Bend Tribune, Reddit and Patch.com.