BRADENTON, Fla. — A police officer was hit by a car after the driver went around a roadblock in Bradenton on Tuesday, the Bradenton Police Department (BPD) said.
Traffic on Manatee Avenue going east was being rerouted onto 43rd Street due to a car crash.
A roadblock was established to alert oncoming traffic of the detour, but a driver allegedly went around the roadblock and struck an officer standing at the scene.
The officer was standing near two police vehicles with their lights on and wearing a safety vest. He was transported to a local hospital for treatment and is in stable condition.
According to BPD, the driver was charged with careless driving and failure to move over.
