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Man wanted in chase that injured deputy surrenders

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ROCK RAPIDS (AP) - A man wanted in Buchanan County in a chase that injured a deputy near Independence is in custody in Lyon County in northwest Iowa.

Authorities say Tracy Hackert, of Jesup, surrendered on Sunday. He faces several charges stemming from the Oct. 1 chase.

Buchanan County Deputy Joseph Schwinghammer, of Independence, was injured when his squad car ran off the road and went into a ditch.

The charges against Hackert include eluding a police officer, two counts of assaulting a police officer with a dangerous weapon and 18 traffic citations.

Hackert's car was recovered in some trees in rural Lyon County.

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