A Logan Township officer accused of crashing into a car and injuring a couple before driving off has been suspended without pay.

Logan Township Police Chief Tim Mercer said Saturday that police officer Brian P. Reidy, 36, of 1607 Hamilton Lane was suspended without pay Friday evening.

“In light of the grading of the crimes charged by the Altoona Police Department regarding this incident, and in accordance with the provisions of the Confidence in Law Enforcement Act, the involved Logan Township police officer has been suspended without pay effective Feb. 3, 2017,” Mercer said Saturday.

Reidy is accused of ramming his Ford F-150 Crew Cab pickup truck into the back of a 2000 Toyota Corolla on Valley View Boulevard just after 1 a.m. Jan. 22 after leaving a city bar.

Reidy then sped away without stopping to check on a couple in the car who police say suffered whiplash and were later treated at UPMC Altoona, police said.

Reidy was charged Friday after an Altoona police investigation into the hit-and-run crash.

Police said pieces of Reidy’s truck, including a front license plate assembly and Penn State alumni license plate, were left at the scene and matched damage on Reidy’s truck. Altoona police impounded Reidy’s truck after obtaining a search warrant on Jan. 25, the same day that Reidy allegedly gave a statement to Altoona detectives where he admitted to striking the car and leaving after drinking at a city bar.

Reidy was linked to the crash by Jan. 23, and he was placed on restricted duty. That status changed when he was charged Friday, Mercer said.

Mercer said a hearing with Reidy in accordance with due process procedures was held Friday and that an internal investigation into the alleged incident is ongoing.

Mirror Staff Writer Greg Bock is at 946-7458.