Officer Injured in Hit and Run, Driver Identified

Police are still looking for the driver involved in a hit and run that injured a police officer Monday night.

Investigators have identified the driver as 26-year-old Maurice Taylor. They say he hit the officer on the 2700 block of Sears Street and then continued driving.

The impact sent the officer flying into a parked car, leaving a hole in the windshield.

That officer is still at Jefferson Hospital with serious injuries.

If you see Taylor, you are asked to call police.