photo credit: Saskatoon Police Service

The Saskatoon Police Service have provided an update to the office who was struck by a vehicle on Circle Drive.

The situation took place at 1:15 pm on Wednesday near a construction zone in the southbound lanes of Circle Drive near 108th Street. The officer, a member of the SPS for five years, had exited his marked vehicle to flag a driver down to perform a traffic stop, where he was then struck by a vehicle.

While at a news conference on Thursday afternoon, Police Chief Cameron McBride explained that the officer had serious injuries and was taken to hospital, where he has stayed and received on-going treatment.

“We don’t know the full extent of those injuries yet. However, last we heard, he is stable and is in on-going treatment.”

In a release from police, the driver of the vehicle was reported to be uninjured.

McBride added that they are currently unsure whether the vehicle that struck the officer was the one he was attempting to pull over.

The officer has not been identified by the SPS per his family’s request.

McBride explains that nothing at the scene of the incident warranted an immediate arrest or charges.

“Nobody’s in custody, nobody’s under arrest, at this point we’re simply in an information gathering process, we will see what we have and make an appropriate determination after the fact.”

The SPS Major Crime unit and Traffic Analyst unit are investigating the situation. No timeline has been put in place for the length of the investigation.

Along with that, McBride noted that there have been no temporary changes to police work or operation put in place after the incident, nor will their be any temporary changes put in place unless otherwise stated.