St. Louis-area officer struck and injured by stolen vehicle

EUREKA, Mo. (AP) — A suburban St. Louis police officer has been hospitalized after being struck by a stolen vehicle. The incident happened Tuesday in Eureka. A news release from the city says officers spotted a vehicle that had recently been stolen in Jefferson County. The news release says the officer had gotten out of the patrol vehicle when the driver of the stolen vehicle tried to flee and struck the officer before ramming the side of the police vehicle hard enough that the air bag deployed. Authorities have not disclosed the condition of the officer, a 10-year veteran of the Eureka department. The stolen vehicle was later found abandoned. Police are looking for two suspects.