A Pinellas Park police officer is currently in Bayfront Hospital in St. Petersburg and is scheduled to have surgery to repair his broken leg.  Officer Scott Martin of the Pinellas Park Police Department was directing traffic at 6:00am because of a malfunctioning traffic light in the northbound lanes of US 19 and Gandy Blvd.  The officer was wearing a reflective vest at the time of the accident but the driver of the van who hit him, Sengthong Liamsavy, told officers at the scene that he never saw the police officer.  According to the driver, it was dark at the time and he didn't see the officer in spite of the reflective vest.

No charges have been filed and the investigation is ongoing.