Margate police continuing to search for driver who hit officer with car while responding to street takeover

A police officer in Margate is recovering after they were hit by a vehicle while responding to reports of a street takeover early Sunday morning, according to investigators.

Margate police said officers responded to reports of the street takeover in the 2900 block of Banks Road.

During that response, police said a Margate officer was hit by a vehicle.

That then led to an officer opening fire, but it's unknown whether the vehicle or any occupants were hit.

The vehicle then fled the scene, and police have been searching for it since then.

The injured police officer was rushed to North Broward Hospital as a trauma alert and is expected to make a full recovery.

The investigation is ongoing as police search for the driver.