BAY POINT, Calif. - Two officers were hit after a traffic stop in Bay Point on Sunday, according to California Highway Patrol.
The Contra Costa County deputies were attempting to pull over the blue Subaru Outback on Sunday around 3:30 a.m. near Bailey Road and Canal Road.
Initially, the Subaru driver came to a stop facing the CHP.
When the officers got out of the patrol car, the driver of the Subaru accelerated and struck the officers, according to the report.
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The Subaru fled the scene and was later located by other officers, abandoned.
The CHP did not give the location of the abandoned car.
A search for the driver was unsuccessful.
Both officers were both taken to the hospital and treated for minor injuries.
The investigation remains active, and anyone with information may call 925-646-4980.