Officer hurt in police chase near Downtown Dallas

DALLAS - A Dallas police officer was hurt in a crash at the end of a high-speed chase.

The Dallas Police Department said officers were trying to stop a car just after 5 p.m. Tuesday in the Beckley Avenue and Commerce Street area near Downtown Dallas.

The driver took off and crashed into an unmarked police car a few miles away. The officer in that car was injured.

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The officer was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

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Police arrested the driver but did not release a name.

They also didn’t say what prompted the chase or which charges the driver is facing. 

The investigation is ongoing, police said.