Florida police officer ran over two people lying in road watching the eclipse, police say

A Super Blood Wolf Moon is seen during a total lunar eclipse on January 20, 2019 in Marina Del Rey, California. Overnight in the northern hemisphere a phenomenon called a super blood wolf moon should appear in certain areas.

A U.S. Flag in downtown Washington flies in front of the moon during a lunar eclipse, Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019. The entire eclipse exceeded three hours. Totality - when the moon's completely bathed in Earth's shadow - lasted about an hour. 

This combination photo shows the different stages of the blood moon and supermoon during a total lunar eclipse in Los Angeles, Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019.

The moon is framed in a statue on the state Capitol during a total lunar eclipse Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019, in Sacramento, Calif. The entire eclipse exceeded three hours with totallity lasting about an hour.

 

The Super Blood Wolf Moon eclipse between branches of a tree in Antwerp, Belgium, Monday, Jan. 21, 2019. 

A lunar eclipse progresses behind the "Memrial JK," a monument in honor of the founder of Brasilia, Brazil, Monday, Jan. 21, 2019. It's also the year's first supermoon, thanks to its slightly closer position to Earth.

A lunar eclipse progresses behind the "Monumento a la Carta Magna y Las Cuatro Regiones Argentinas" in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, Jan. 21, 2019. It's also the year's first supermoon, thanks to its slightly closer position to Earth.

This photo shows the moon during a total lunar eclipse, seen from Los Angeles on Sunday Jan. 20, 2019. The entire eclipse exceeded three hours with totality lasting about an hour.

 

The moon, known as a supermoon due to its slightly closer proximity to Earth, is barely visible in total eclipse over Los Angeles City Hall, bathed in blue light in support of the L.A. Rams in their NFC championship game Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019. 

The moon is seen in its waxing gibbous stage as it rises behind the Empire State Building, Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019, seen from Jersey City, N.J. 

People watch the supermoon rise behind the downtown Los Angeles skyline, from Kenneth Hahn Park in Los Angeles, Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019. 

A blood moon, set to be the last of its kind for two years, rises above the 'Maritime Prowess' by Albert Hemstock Hodge on the Guild Hall ahead of the Lunar Eclipse, in Hull, England, Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019. 

A supermoon rises above the Britannia statue at Hull Guildhall ahead of the Lunar Eclipse, in Hull, England, Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019. 

A lunar eclipse progresses behind a Russian Orthodox Church in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Jan. 21, 2019. The eclipse takes place when the full moon is at or near the closest point in its orbit to Earth, a time popularly known as a supermoon. 

A lunar eclipse progresses behind statues on the roof of the State Hermitage Museum in St.Petersburg, Russia, Monday, Jan. 21, 2019. The moon experiences an eclipse when the earth moves directly between the sun and the moon.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - A Florida police department says an officer ran over two people who were lying in a dark roadway to watch Sunday night's lunar eclipse.

In a statement to The Palm Beach Post, West Palm Beach Police said the man and the woman were treated at a hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.

Police said around 11:30 p.m., at the height of the eclipse, the officer was patrolling in a park and driving around 5 mph when his vehicle struck the pair.

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The statement said the man and the woman live nearby. Because the park was "extremely dark," officials believe they were trying to watch the eclipse when they were run over.

The officer was placed on administrative leave. Police said the man and the woman were both 24 years old; their names were not released.