A Mount Arlington police officer was hit by a car in the borough Tuesday night an taken to the hospital, officials said.

Morris County Prosecutor’s Office Spokesman Peter DiGennaro said he could only confirm that an officer was hit but that he could not release any other details including the severity of the officer’s injuries.

Tonight one of our officers was injured in an incident on Howard Blvd. He is currently in the hospital being treated... Posted by Mount Arlington Police Department on Tuesday, December 11, 2018

The Mount Arlington Police Department said the officer, whose name was not released, was hit on Howard Boulevard and that they were being treated at the hospital as of 10:30 p.m.

Police said the incident is under investigation by the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office and that more details would eventually be released.

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