The police have listed a man, believed to be the driver of the car that mowed down a traffic cop in Kingston yesterday, as a person of interest.

He is 43-year-old Edward Rochester.

Rochester is being asked to turn himself in to the half way tree police immediately.

Last evening, the police indicated that the black Toyota Wish motor car, reportedly used in the hit and run incident, was found abandoned in the mountain view area.

The car is now in the custody of the police, and crime scene investigators are processing it.

Reports are that the constable, who was conducting traffic management duties, reportedly signaled the driver of the car to stop, after the driver committed a traffic infraction.

The driver reportedly slowed-down before accelerating the vehicle into the path of the constable, running him over, and crushing one of his legs.

The injured constable is being treated at hospital where he is in stable condition.