A State Trooper suffered a broken leg Thursday when trying to chase down a man who had allegedly stolen a car.
State Police say it happened in Braxton County when the trooper began following a vehicle that had been reported stolen.
The driver jumped out in the Long Run area and fled over an embankment. The trooper gave chase, but fell and broke his leg.
The trooper was taken by helicopter to Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown.
The man he was chasing was not apprehended.
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