NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) -
A Metro police officer was rushed to Vanderbilt Hospital after being hit by a car near the Nashville Airport on Saturday.
The collision happened around 5:30 a.m. on Murfreesboro Road near Donelson Pike.
According to police spokesman Don Aaron, Officer Brent Hoadley was hit while directing traffic around a crash.
He was taken to the hospital in critical condition. Police now say that he is stable.
Hoadley is a six-year veteran with the police department.
Police said that charges are pending against the driver who hit Hoadley.
According to Aaron, the driver told officers that he was suffering a medical problem when the collision occurred.
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