ATLANTA — A state trooper was hurt when his vehicle crashed during a chase early Tuesday morning on Interstate 285 near Bolton Road, according to the Georgia State Patrol.
Lt. Stephanie Stallings said the incident happened at about 6:07 a.m. when a trooper heading westbound on I-20 near Martin Luther King Drive in Atlanta began to chase a motorcycle.
The reason for the pursuit was not immediately known, Stallings said.
She said the pursuit continued onto northbound I-285.
As both vehicles began to exit the interstate at Bolton Road, Stallings said, they crashed on the off-ramp. She said the two vehicles crashed independently of each other.
Stallings said the patrol vehicle caught fire as a result of the crash.
She said the trooper received a head injury in the crash and was taken to an Atlanta area hospital for treatment.
"Please pray for this trooper," Gov. Brian Kemp said in a Tweet.
The motorcyclist, Stallings said, fled the scene on foot and remains at large.
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