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(KMOV) -- A Lambert Airport police officer is in the hospital after being struck by a vehicle.

According to a spokesperson for the airport, the officer was struck around 7:45 a.m. on Lambert Blvd. in front of the East Terminal.

Airport police were conducting a random security check when the vehicle reportedly drove up, hit an SUV at the checkpoint, hit a parked police car and then hit the officer.

The force of the impact threw officer Marvin Hailey, 39, about 75-100 feet. Hailey is an eight-year veteran of the Lambert Airport police force.

Hailey is in serious conditon at DePaul Hospital.

The driver of the vehicle that hit Hailey is registered to a woman from New Orleans. She was taken to St. John's Hospital in serious condition.