A Red Deer community peace officer was extracted from her vehicle on Saturday around the lunch hour following an alleged hit and run in Riverside Meadows. (Red Deer Municipal Policing Services)

By Josh Hall (Twitter: @Vancan19)

ALLEGED HIT AND RUN

Suspect at large after striking Red Deer peace officer vehicle in stolen SUV

Dec 14, 2020 | 8:47 AM

A female peace officer is recovering after being struck by a stolen vehicle on Saturday.

RCMP say it was at about noon when Mounties were called to the scene of an collision involving an SUV and a peace officer vehicle.

The SUV was travelling on 60 Street near 58 Avenue in Riverside Meadows, police say, when it veered into oncoming traffic and struck the oncoming peace officer vehicle.

The male suspect and lone occupant of the SUV fled the scene on foot and is still at large.

The peace officer was extracted from her vehicle by Red Deer Emergency Services and taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

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RCMP have determined that the SUV, a black Jeep Cherokee, was stolen.

The suspect is described as a white male, approximately six feet tall with short black hair in a mohawk style. He was wearing a black coat and black pants.

Red Deer RCMP would like to ask the public for their assistance in solving this crime. If anyone has any information about the suspect or has dash camera footage or other video of the collision, you are asked to contact Red Deer RCMP at 403-406-2300 or Crime Stoppers at 403-340-TIPS (8477).