NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – A Metro police officer was injured when his cruiser was hit by a vehicle on Interstate 24 near downtown Nashville early Saturday morning.
The crash occurred in the eastbound lanes of the Silliman Evans Bridge around 3:30 a.m.
Metro police told WKRN News 2 the officer was assisting a motorist before was hit.
He was sitting in his cruiser at the time of the crash.
The officer was transported to Vanderbilt University Medical Center for a medical evaluation of non-life threatening injuries.
No other injuries were reported.
The eastbound lanes of the roadway were closed and reopened shortly before 5 a.m.
Investigators are working to determine if drugs or alcohol were a factor in the crash.