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Officer Injured In Early Morning Crash

Whitehall Police say a motorist was killed and an officer injured in a two vehicle crash early this morning.Police say Officer Enrique Ortega was rushing to back up other officers in pursuit of a suspect when his cruiser
was hit by a motorist at East Main Street and Beechwood Avenue. The motorist was killed and Ortega is hospitalized in serious condition. Police say the suspect had allegedly threatened his girlfriend and showed up at her house. He is still at large.

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.