An Orange County sheriff's deputy suffered severe head injuries when she was deliberately run over Friday morning by a teenager on whom she was serving a warrant, according to authorities.
Orange County sheriff's Sgt. Marcy Pearce was hurt in the incident, which happened around 7:35 a.m. on High Street near Roush Avenue in east Orange County, officials said.
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"The juvenile had active custody orders, and when confronted by Sgt. Pearce, the juvenile fled, deliberately hitting the sergeant and causing injuries," the Sheriff's Office said in a news release.
Pearce was taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center. Her condition is not known.
"We are keeping our injured deputy in our thoughts and prayers," the Orange County Sheriff's Office said in a statement.
The 15-year-old, identified by Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings as Jancarlos Ortiz, fled in a white Honda hatchback with black rims and remains on the loose, deputies said.
Authorities are asking Ortiz to turn himself in.
Demings said Ortiz was previously charged with aggravated assault on a law enforcement official, fleeing, armed burglary, grand theft and trespassing.
No other details were immediately known.