Denver, CO : Elbert County sheriff’s deputy injured in hit-and-run crash on Wednesday morning, February 1, 2017

Authorities are asking for the public’s help finding the driver who was involved in a hit-and-run crash that injured an Elbert County sheriff’s deputy.

The Denver Post reports the deputy was parked on the side of the road with his emergency lights activated Wednesday morning when he was hit while removing debris. The hit-and-run happened on County Road 33 northwest of Kiowa.

The deputy, whose name has not been released, is in stable condition at a hospital.

Investigators are looking for a thin, white man in his 30s who was driving a pickup with chrome bumpers and rust on the right side of the hood and the front fender.

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Elbert County sheriff’s deputy injured in hit-and-run