Off-duty Colorado Springs police officer hit while walking dog

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) - The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) is investigating a crash where an off-duty CSPD officer was hit while walking his dog.

CSPD says that they responded to a pedestrian who was hit near the intersection of La Clede Avenue and Lorraine Street, on the south side of Colorado Springs, on Feb. 8, just before 5 p.m.

According to CSPD, the officer was transported to the hospital with serious, but non-life-threatening injuries. He has been released from the hospital. The dog died from its injuries. CSPD said that the dog was not a police K9.

CSPD has arrested a suspect in this crash.

CSPD is continuing to investigate, and anyone with information regarding this case or witness to this incident is asked to contact CSPD at 719-444-7000 or Pikes Peak Crime Stoppers.