Miami Seashore Police Officer Hit by One other Officer’s Automobile Throughout Arrest – CBS Miami

MIAMI (CBSMiami) — A Miami Beach police officer is recovering after being injured by another police officer on the job.

Miami Beach Police said officers were in the 22nd Street and Collins Avenue area Thursday night where they found 29-year-old robbery suspect Lajuan White who had reportedly stolen a woman’s purse.

White started but eventually got caught. However, while an officer was taking him into custody, another officer responding to the scene accidentally struck the officer and White with a vehicle. The officer and White were thrown to the ground.

Both were taken to a nearby hospital and then released.