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Wichita police officer crashes squad car during chase

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By Robert Marin

KWCH 12 Eyewitness News

11:45 AM CST, January 28, 2013

(WICHITA, Kan.)

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A Wichita police officer is suffers a bump to the head during a pursuit with a motorcycle.

Sedgwick County dispatchers say the officer tried to pull over the motorcycle rider just after 10:00 on Monday. The rider did not stop and fled the scene.  The officer chased the motorcycle at speeds of up to 70 mph. 

The chase ended in a construction zone near 13th and Chautauqua when the officer crashed his car. 

The motorcycle rider got away, but police have a description of the bike and recovered some items dropped by the rider during the chase.

No one else was hurt.

Wichita police officer crashes squad car during chase