Mill Valley, CA : CHP officer injured in Highway 101 collision on Wednesday morning, February 24, 2016

A California Highway Patrol officer was injured when his patrol car was struck from behind by a vehicle on U.S. Highway 101 on Wednesday morning.

The 19-year veteran officer was treated at a hospital and later released, CHP Officer Andrew Barclay said.

The officer was driving in the fast lane south on Highway 101 near the Seminary Drive off-ramp in Mill Valley around 10 a.m. when his car was struck by a speeding Mini Cooper, Barclay said.

The collision caused the Mini Cooper to spin out across all traffic lanes and stop facing north on the right shoulder of the road, Barclay said.

The patrol car sustained moderate damage but the officer was able to drive it to the right shoulder.

The driver of the Mini Cooper, 52-year-old Mary Hall of San Francisco, was treated at the scene and declined to go to a hospital, Barclay said.

Hall said she might have fallen asleep and did not see the patrol car in front of her, but witnesses told the CHP the Mini Cooper was speeding before the collision, according to Barclay. Drugs and alcohol were not factors in the collision, Barclay said.

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CHP officer injured in Highway 101 collision