Miguel Sano Won't Face Charges After Breaking Officer's Leg in Traffic Incident

Minnesota Twins third baseman Miguel Sano isn't facing charges after accidentally backing up his truck into a police officer and breaking his leg, according to ESPN.com.

According to that report, Sano had been questioned by the police officer outside of a club in San Pedro de Macoris because his truck didn't have a license plate and he didn't have his driver's license with him. After that exchange ended, he backed up his truck to leave, unaware that the officer's motorcycle was still behind the truck.

Coronel Frank Duran Mejia, a spokesman for the Dominican national police, told ESPN that the officer involved in the incident, Argenis Emilio Gillandeux, declared it an accident:

"The citizen, Miguel Sano, was sent today to the traffic court to comply with the due process in these types of cases. It is a formality when someone is injured in a vehicular accident. It is important to clarify that the policeman declared that the accident was not intentional, and that Sano hit his leg when Sano was reversing his vehicle to leave the place and that the baseball player was the first to provide help and never abandoned the scene. Neither the agent nor the national police plan to charge Sano with anything."

The Twins also released a statement regarding the incident.

"The Minnesota Twins have been made aware of a situation involving Miguel Sano recently in the Dominican Republic," the club said. "The facts of the incident are not completely available right now but the club is in the process of gathering as much information as possible."

Sano reportedly knew Gillandeux and had attended school with him in the past. After the accident, which resulted in Gillandeux fracturing his left tibia and left fibula, Sano took him to the hospital. 

The 2017 All-Star is coming off his worst professional season, hitting .199 with 13 homers and 41 RBI.