Police have arrested a man they say was involved in a hit-and-run accident that sent a police officer to hospital after being carried about 15 metres on the hood of a car.

The suspect, 40, was arrested about 12 hours after the incident and a silver Acura was seized.

The plainclothes police officer was injured Thursday morning after being struck by the vehicle of a person he was investigating.

The officer, believed to be in his mid-30s, is in non-life threatening condition with injuries to his ankle, police said.

“As the officer was exiting his car, the driver accelerated and struck the officer and carried him about 50 feet before he got thrown off the car,” said Staff Sgt. Kavanagh.

The suspect fled the area, prompting a search for him and the car with damage to the hood.

The officer was struck around 12:30 a.m. in the parking lot of the Deluxe Inn in Etobicoke, near The Queensway and Kipling Ave.

Dave Viljakainen, deputy commander with Toronto EMS, said the officer was put on a backboard as a precaution, and that he was conscious and alert when officials arrived.

Fitzroy Allen, 40, of Toronto is charged with assault with a weapon, dangerous operation causing bodily harm, and failure to stop at the scene of an accident.

He is scheduled to appear in court Friday.

With files from Zoe McKnight and Amanda Kwan