A Sacramento police officer was taken to the hospital with a dog bite after a K-9-assisted search early Wednesday morning.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A Sacramento police officer was injured during a K-9-assisted search for a suspect who fled from a reckless driving pursuit early Wednesday morning, according to the Sacramento Police Department.

Just after 2:45 a.m., officers spotted a reckless driver near 24th Street and 68th Avenue and initiated a chase, Sacramento police said.

The vehicle eventually stopped near 25th Street and 51st Avenue, where the occupants ran off and started jumping fences, according to police. After officers set up a perimeter, they used a West Sacramento Police K-9 during the incident.

During the apprehension, police said a Sacramento police officer was bitten by the K-9. The officer was taken to a local hospital for treatment.

Police identified the suspect as 20-year-old Jesus Roberto Aguilar of Sacramento. He was booked on suspicion of multiple evading and resisting charges, as well as a felony no-bail warrant, police said.

Authorities said the suspect was not injured.

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