A Dallas police officer was transported to a hospital Friday night after his squad car was hit by another vehicle, police said.
About 10 p.m. Friday, officers responded to the 1000 block of Botham Jean Boulevard in the Cedars neighborhood for an assist officer with ambulance call, according to a police spokesperson.
Officers determined that an unknown driver had crashed into the officer’s patrol car and then fled the scene.
Dallas Fire-Rescue extracted the officer from his squad car and took him to a local hospital. He was evaluated and later released.
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Information about a suspect, the second vehicle or the name of the officer were immediately available.