Maryland Heights officer hit and injured by car

10:16 AM, Feb 3, 2012   |    comments
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Maryland Heights (KSDK) - A Maryland Heights police officer is in the hospital after being hit by a car overnight Friday.

The accident happened at the Dave and Buster's on Riverport Drive.  Police say the officer was working a secondary job as a security guard when he was struck.

The driver of the car led police on a chase down Interstate 70 before crashing into a fence outside Emerson Electric.

We're told the officer's injuries are not life-threatening.