Man hospitalized after crashing motorcycle while being chased by deputy

A man was hospitalized early Friday morning after he crashed a motorcycle while being chased by a Sedgwick County Sheriff’s deputy, authorities said.

The deputy attempted to pull over the 40-year-old man on the motorcycle near Broadway and 47th Street South shortly before midnight Thursday, a Sedgwick County emergency dispatcher said. The man refused to stop, however, and a chase began that continued north on I-135.

The motorcycle rider exited the Canal Route at the First/SecondStreet exit and then crashed in a ditch near Central and Chautauqua. He was taken to Wesley Medical Center for treatment.

Information indicates the motorcycle may have been stolen, authorities said.

This story was originally published August 28, 2015 at 7:13 AM with the headline "Man hospitalized after crashing motorcycle while being chased by deputy."