BREVARD COUNTY, Fla.,None — A woman is in the hospital in critical condition after she was hit by a car before it crashed into a Palm Bay police cruiser, according to police.
The crash happened just after 5 a.m. at the intersection of Emerson Drive Northwest and Island.
Police said the patrol officer saw the woman walking along the roadway and assisted her by providing her a ride back to her disabled vehicle.
As the officer and the female got out of the patrol vehicle, the driver of a Buick heading westbound appeared to have fallen asleep.
Officials said the Buick hit the patrol car and struck the woman. The officer was able to escape injury.
The woman, whose name has not been released, was taken to the hospital in critical condition, police said.
The investigation is ongoing and charges against the driver of the Buick are pending.