Officer Hospitalized After Being Struck By Vehicle In Redwood City

REDWOOD CITY, CA — A police officer was hospitalized Tuesday in Redwood City after a vehicle struck her while she was trying to pull over another driver, according to the police department.

The incident — which was reported around 2:30 p.m. — closed Bay Road at Fifth Avenue on Tuesday afternoon, and the public was asked to avoid the area.

The officer was in stable condition and sustained moderate injuries.

She is from the South San Francisco Police Department and was part of a countywide traffic enforcement program called Saturated Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP). She was patrolling the Redwood City area at the time of the incident, police said.

Police claimed the driver had failed to stop for a stop sign. The driver remained on scene and also sustained minor injuries, but cooperated with the investigation.

Drugs or alcohol were not a factor in the incident, according to police.