Missouri: City officer slips on ice while avoiding car, hits head on pavement

A St. Louis police officer was injured when he hit his head on pavement after slipping. The incident happened on Martin Luther King Drive around 5:30 Friday evening. Police said an officer was attempting to avoid getting struck by a vehicle that was sliding on ice. The officer slipped and struck his head on the pavement. The officer was transported to a St. Louis area hospital. He was conscious and breathing.