HARRISON TOWNSHIP — A Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office cruiser was struck twice on Tuesday during a traffic stop.
Deputies responded to a call at the Marathon Gas Station on N. Dixie Drive for a suspect who was wanted on two active felony warrants, according to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office.
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The deputies initiated a traffic stop on the truck in which the suspect was inside.
The driver of the truck was identified as Danny Worthington.
Worthington allegedly reversed the truck and backed into a marked cruiser that had the emergency lights on.
Then he turned the vehicle towards the cruiser and allegedly struck the cruiser again before leading deputies on a chase.
As Worthington tried to escape, he passed multiple vehicles before allegedly hitting a utility pole head-on.
He was checked out by medical aid before he was placed into custody.
Worthington is facing charges of felonious assault on a police officer, fleeing, and obstructing.
He is currently in the Montgomery County Jail.
The deputy whose vehicle was hit was not injured.
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