INDIANAPOLIS — A Westfield police officer suffered minor injuries while attempting to stop a vehicle pursuit Monday afternoon.
Officers had a hit on a vehicle traveling south on U.S. 31 that had been reported stolen out of Noblesville. Westfield officers attempted a traffic stop, but say the driver refused and began a pursuit.
The chase reportedly went through Westfield for several miles before the suspect lost control while trying to turn too quickly from South Street onto North Union Street. The car crashed into a Westfield Police vehicle.
The injured officer was outside of that vehicle, trying to get stop sticks out when the crash occurred. The officer's leg was struck, causing minor injuries, police said in a release posted to Facebook Monday night.
The driver of the vehicle was identified as a juvenile male from Dayton, Ohio. He was taken into custody without further incident and transported to Peyton Manning Children's Hospital to be treated for minor injuries.
Once he is released from the hospital, police say the suspect will be taken to the Hamilton County Juvenile Detention Center on preliminary charges including:
- Theft of a motor vehicle.
- Resisting law enforcement; with a vehicle.
- Resisting law enforcement; causing bodily injury.
- Criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon.
- Reckless driving; causing bodily injury.
The age of the suspect was not released by police.