A Boston police officer was struck by a hit-and-run driver in Boston on Tuesday, a department spokesperson said. Police learned that at around 2:30 p.m. of a driver in the area of Tremont and Stuart streets had hit several vehicles in the area,

A Boston police officer was hit and dragged by a driver who was trying to flee the crash, according to police.

The crash involving a Bridgeport Police Department officer occurred at the intersection of Westfield Avenue and Garden Drive around 2 p.m., according to Shawnna White, public information officer for the city of Bridgeport.