MEMPHIS, Tenn. — An officer is expected to recover after being struck by a car during a traffic stop Thursday night in East Memphis, according to the Memphis Police Department (MPD).

Police said the driver of that car has been arrested.

Everything unfolded around 8 p.m. Thursday near Getwell Road and Park Avenue, police said. MPD said that’s where the officer pulled over a driver before the driver took off from the scene — hitting the officer.

More MPD officers started chasing the driver who then crashed near Goodman Street and Goodman Street, which is about a mile from where the traffic stop happened, police said.

MPD said that’s where the driver was taken into custody.

The driver was identified as 40-year-old Marcus Ross. Police said he was arrested and charged with the following:

• Aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer
• Disregarding a red light
• Driving while license suspended/canceled/revoked
• Evading arrest on foot
• Evading arrest in a vehicle
• Violation of financial law
• And reckless driving

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This was the second time in a week that an officer has been injured during a traffic stop. On Thursday, Feb. 26, Ofc. Oscar Torres-Molina was shot during a traffic stop in Parkway Village.

The officer has since been released from the hospital and recovering at home, MPD said.