MACON, Ga. — A Macon man was arrested after the sheriff's office says he rammed a Bibb County patrol vehicle head-on during a Saturday night police chase, according to a press release from the Bibb County Sheriff's Office.
They say Matthew Eric Harper, 42, was driving south on Broadway at around 9 p.m. Saturday when he passed a deputy. They say he failed to dim his high-beam headlights, and they learned he had canceled registration and no insurance.
When deputies attempted to stop him, they say Harper fled and led deputies on a chase.
During the chase, Harper rammed a patrol vehicle head-on and then ran away, but deputies were able to arrest him immediately afterward, according to the press release.
The crash appeared to have happened near the intersection of Broadway and Moreland Avenue, based on photos posted on the Bibb County Sheriff's Office Facebook page.
The sheriff's office says a deputy was injured during the crash and was taken to the hospital, but their injuries are "nonlife-threatening."
Harper was also taken to the hospital for minor injuries, but after he was released, he was taken to the Bibb County jail.
He is charged with felony fleeing and eluding law enforcement officers, not having valid insurance, other traffic and equipment violations along with felony aggravated assault on a peace officer, the press release said.
They say a judge denied bond in his case.