Officer struck by hit-and-run driver while working Baltimore Running Festival released from hospital

BALTIMORE -- A police officer has been released from the hospital after she was struck by a hit-and-run driver while working the 22nd annual Baltimore Running Festival on Saturday, according to the Baltimore Police Department.

The officer was struck by the vehicle near the area of I-395 and West Conway Street around 3 p.m., police said. 

She sustained non-life-threatening injuries. 

The department's Accident Investigation Unit responded to the location and assumed control over this investigation.

The vehicle that struck the officer did not remain at the site of the collision.

Thousands of people flocked to Baltimore to participate in the festival and watch it, transforming the city's streets into a running rodeo.  

Running festival participants had the opportunity to run in a variety of races including a marathon, a half-marathon, a 10k or a 5k.   

Anyone with information about the hit-and-run incident should contact investigators at 410-396-2606.

Anonymous tipsters can call the Metro Crime Stoppers tip line at 1-866-7LOCKUP.