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Three Investigators Injured after Wise County Pursuit, Crash

Two Wise County Sheriff's deputies and a Texas State Trooper were injured Thursday when they collided while pursing a parole violator, Decatur police say.

According to Decatur Chief of Police Rex Hoskins the collision took place when a Wise County Deputy entered the median to avoid driving over spike strips.

Hoskins said the deputy crashed into the front of a Texas Department of Public Safety vehicle driven by a trooper who had crossed the northbound lanes of U.S. Highway 81/287 and entered the median to join the southbound pursuit.

Two Wise County deputies in the car were injured in the rollover collision and were transported to Wise Health System Hospital in Decatur, police said. The State Troope was also injured and was taken to a nearby hospital in a private vehicle.

The parole violator hit the spike strips and was taken into custody after stopping a short distance away and leading police on a short foot chase.

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