Car strikes Killeen cop Posted On: Thursday, Nov. 19 2009 05:15 AM From staff reports

A Killeen officer was hit by a car while responding to an accident Wednesday.

The male officer was struck by and thrown onto the hood of a Plymouth Neon driven by a 46-year-old woman shortly after 8 p.m.

The officer suffered minor injuries including a possible fractured leg, a paramedic said. The officer was taken to Scott & White Hospital in Temple.

The accident happened while the officer was responding to another accident involving a suspected drunken driver.

A blue Chevrolet Trailblazer driven by a woman hit a telephone pole near Hallmark Avenue and Wolf Street in Killeen around 8 p.m. Wednesday, Killeen police Sgt. Scott Meads said. The woman driving the Chevrolet was taken to Killeen City Jail on suspicion of drunken driving.

A purple Plymouth Neon struck the officer while he was taking information about the driver of the Chevrolet.

An accident investigator will determine if the woman driving the Plymouth will be cited or charged.