CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Cedar Rapids police are still searching for a driver who hit an officer with a vehicle while fleeing a traffic stop.
Police said Saturday, Dec. 18 that the officer fired at the fleeing vehicle after being struck by the vehicle shortly after 8:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 17.
The confrontation began when the officer tried to pull the vehicle over in Cedar Rapids, but the driver refused to stop.
After a short chase the vehicle stopped when the road reached a dead end at a construction site. When the officer got out to confront the driver, the vehicle spun around and accelerated toward the officer.
Officials said the officer sustained minor injuries.
