Ontario Provincial Police are searching for the driver of an Audi sports car that struck and dragged a veteran officer during a traffic stop earlier this month.

The incident occurred shortly after 12:30 a.m. on July 3, while an officer was conducting a traffic stop on Highway 400 southbound at Finch Avenue.

"During this interaction the vehicle accelerated away, dragging the officer from the left shoulder into a live lane of traffic," the OPP said in a news release Thursday. The vehicle then fled the scene, according to police.

Police and paramedics are seen on Highway 400 after an OPP officer was dragged during a traffic stop earlier this month. (Tony Smyth/CBC)

The officer, a 33-year veteran of the force, suffered serious but non-life threatening injuries. He is still in hospital recovering from the incident, police said.

OPP are appealing for the public's help in identifying the driver of the dark-coloured Audi. The vehicle may have suffered damage to the driver's side.

The suspect is described as a white male, between 30 and 35 years old, with short black hair. He was driving a 2013 to 2017 model Audi, with distinctive rear upper brake light that spans the entire rear window.

Investigators are appealing for anyone with potentially useful information to contact police.