Vehicle Hits Officer Directing Traffic in Bel Air

A Bel Air police officer was hit by a vehicle Wednesday afternoon, causing road closures near downtown, according to Harford County Fire & EMS spokesman Rich Gardiner.

The officer was struck in the area of Broadway and Nichols Street while directing traffic around the scene of an apartment fire, Gardiner said. The fire turned out to be a false alarm—food cooking on a stove—he said.

Streets in and around the scene were shut down, Gardiner reported at approximately 4 p.m. By 5:30 p.m., the roads in the area were clear.

The officer was taken to Bel Air High School, where a helicopter took her to a regional trauma center, he said; she had injuries that were serious but not believed to be life-threatening, according to Gardiner.