<p>INDIANAPOLIS — A man wanted on a warrant in Texas allegedly stole and crashed an Indiana State Police car after a high-speed interstate chase, authorities said late Saturday. </p>
<p>A state trooper in Indianapolis investigating “suspicious activity” with a 1999 Ford truck being parked behind an abandoned vehicle on Interstate 69 around 4 p.m. The trooper then encountered a man who allegedly fled after a struggle. The car he had been driving was allegedly stolen near Effingham, Illinois. </p>
<p>Police alleged the man, identified as Phillip Lane Hurley Jr., then stole the officer’s patrol car driving it at up to 140 mph before crashing in Anderson, striking a semi-tractor trailer. </p>
<p>Hurley escaped the wrecked car and fled again on foot, trying to steal two other vehicles until Anderson police took him into custody, state police said. </p>
<p>He was hospitalized for minor injuries related to the crash and will be formally arrested and charged once released. It wasn’t immediately clear if he had an attorney. </p>
<p>No one else was injured. </p>
<p>Hurley has an outstanding warrant for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, according to the Harris County Sherriff’s Department in Houston, </p>
