A vehicle sideswiped a police officer and another person in St. Paul on Friday night and both were taken to a hospital to be checked out, authorities said. Neither had visible injuries.

At about 8:30 p.m., police had stopped a vehicle at Selby Avenue and St. Albans Street in relation to a robbery that occurred at Selby and Avon Street, said Sgt. Mike Ernster, a St. Paul police spokesman.

Police had the driver out of the car when another vehicle came along and sideswiped the stopped vehicle, brushing up against an officer and the person who was being detained, Ernster said.

The striking vehicle continued on, but police pulled it over in the area of Selby Avenue and Dale Street. The female driver, who was believed to be under the influence of alcohol, was taken into custody, according to Ernster.

The officer and individual who were brushed by the vehicle were transported to Regions Hospital.