Denver Officials Hit by Car During Ferguson Protest

BY SADIE GURMAN
Associated Press

DENVER — Denver authorities say a driver had a medical emergency when he hit and injured four Denver police officers who were monitoring a student protest of the Ferguson, Missouri, grand jury decision.

Police Chief Robert White says one officer was critically injured and was in surgery. He says two of the other three were released from a hospital.

The driver of the vehicle was taken to a hospital for the medical issue. A witness told The Denver Post that he saw a Mercedes run onto a sidewalk and hit the officers before crashing into a Taco Bell.

White says the officers were on hand for the safety of hundreds of East High School students who walked out of class Wednesday and marched to the state Capitol to protest the jury’s decision.