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Scottsdale officer hospitalized after being struck by car during traffic stop attempt
A driver suspected of traveling the wrong way hit a bicycle-mounted Scottsdale police officer and fled early Saturday, police said. The officer was treated at a hospital for minor injuries, and the driver was later arrested.
A Scottsdale police officer was hospitalized with minor injuries after a driver suspected of traveling the wrong way struck the officer’s bicycle and fled early Saturday, police said.
Officers saw the vehicle driving erratically in the wrong direction near Scottsdale and Camelback roads at about 3:02 a.m., according to the Scottsdale Police Department. When police tried to stop the driver, the driver accelerated, hit the officer and left the area.
Police later located the vehicle near Scottsdale Road and Gold Dust Avenue. The driver was arrested without further incident and booked into jail on multiple charges, including aggravated assault on a police officer.
Police did not identify the driver or provide further details about the charges in the information released.