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Columbus Officer Injured By Fleeing Suspect

A Columbus police officer is recovering from injuries sustained last night in an incident on the south side.Investigators say the officer tried to pull over the driver of a suspected stolen vehicle on Champion Avenue. The suspect then hit the officer and fled, striking two police cruisers during a chase before crashing into a tree. The officer is hospitalized and the suspect is in custody. Further details have yet to be released. 

Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.