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.