AUBURN, MASS. (WHDH) - A police officer was hit by a car in Auburn while trying to stop a driver involved in a police pursuit on Saturday. The incident happened on the corner of Millbury Street.
The officer was setting down stop sticks when he was hit. Police say the driver tried to take off after hitting the officer. He is now in custody.
The officer was taken to a local hospital and is expected to be OK.
The driver faces a number of charges including assault with intent to murder, resisting arrest and leaving the scene of an accident.
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