Lakewood police officer injured in chase crash

Published 1:52 pm Wednesday, March 9, 2011

SPANAWAY — A Lakewood police officer has been injured in an overnight crash near Joint Base Lewis-McChord.

KIRO-TV reports the officer was chasing a speeder when the patrol car left the road and went into a ditch.

The officer is recovering at Tacoma General Hospital.

The speeding driver got away.