By Associated Press - Saturday, January 11, 2020

PAHRUMP, Nev. (AP) - A Nye County sheriff’s deputy was injured when struck and dragged by a stolen vehicle during a traffic stop, a sheriff’s official said Saturday.

Capt. David Boruchowitz said the deputy was taken to a hospital for treatment of minor injuries and that the person driving the stolen vehicle will be arrested following treatment at a hospital.

According to Boruchowitz, the person who had been driving the stolen vehicle that struck the deputy was pursued on State Route 160 to a casino parking lot where the person got out and ran but then was arrested.



No identities were released.

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