Crime

Derry police officer struck by car during traffic stop in hit-and-run crash

Derry, NH Police
Police are searching for a driver who hit an officer in Derry, New Hampshire, and took off. Courtesy/Derry Police

A Derry, New Hampshire, police officer suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries after being struck by a car while conducting a traffic stop early Saturday morning, according to police.

The officer was hit by a small white SUV on Route 28 near the Fairways in Derry at 12:10 a.m., the Derry Police Department said in a statement on Facebook.

After striking the officer, the suspect continued southbound toward Windham, according to the statement.

The vehicle was described as possibly being a Mitsubishi Outlander, which should be missing its passenger-side mirror, said Derry police.

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