SOUTH PORTLAND – A South Portland police officer injured in late 2010 when his parked cruiser was rear-ended on Casco Bay Bridge was almost hit again last night while making a traffic stop on Broadway.

Officer Rocco Navarro was exiting his cruiser, parked on Broadway near Scammon Street, at around 8 p.m. last night when a Jeep Wrangler clipped the partially open door of his cruiser, according to a department press release. The Jeep pulled in front of the cruiser, then veered to the left away from the car that the officer had stopped. The Jeep did not stop and continued easterly on Broadway.

Navarro advised other units that he had been struck and the driver had not stopped. Officer Scott Corbett subsequently located the Jeep on Mitchell Road. After further investigation, the driver, Elizabeth Hunt, 55, of Cape Elizabeth, was taken into custody and transported to the police station.

Hunt was ultimately issued a summons for OUI and Leaving the Scene of a Motor Vehicle Collision, both misdemeanor offenses. The incident will be forwarded to the District Attorney’s Office for consideration.

In November 2010, a driver who was talking on a cell phone hit Navarro’s cruiser while he was sitting inside. Navarro suffered a concussion, among other head, back and neck injuries.