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Driver rams stolen car into police cruiser, officer hurt
Posted: 11.29.2012 at 4:39 PM
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COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. -- A Colorado Springs Police officer was hurt Wednesday afternoon after a man driving a stolen car crashed into his.

Officers said they saw 43-year-old Charles Smart driving in a stolen car around 3:56 p.m. When they tried to pull him over, Smart rammed is car into the front of an officer's before fleeing.

Smart jumped a curb and crashed into a fence at Circle Drive and Verde Drive. Officers then arrested him for first degree assault, attempted second degree assault, vehicular eluding and careless driving.

Smart's passenger, Margot Selgam, was arrested for theft by receiving,

The officer's injuries were minor.

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