PEMBROKE PINES, FLA. (WSVN) - A school resource officer has been transported to the hospital after being struck by a car in Pembroke Pines.
Pembroke Pines Police said the officer was directing traffic in front of Charles W. Flanagan High School, located along Northwest 129th Avenue and Taft Street, on Monday morning.
At approximately 7:30 a.m., the officer was struck by a vehicle.
7SkyForce HD flew over the scene where rescue crews could be seen wheeling the officer on a stretcher into the back of a rescue unit.
The officer was transported to Memorial Regional Hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening.
The woman behind the wheel of the vehicle was not injured and remained on scene during the investigation.
Eastbound traffic along Taft Street was shut down for some time but the road has since reopened.
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