The suspect in the theft of a pickup truck in Cass County remained in the hospital today (Tuesday), after he crashed the vehicle during a pursuit. Cass County Sheriff Darby McLaren told  KJAN News the incident began just after 2-a.m.He says they received a call about a white-colored pickup taken from a residence off of the Airport Road in Atlantic at around 2:03-a.m.  Cass County Deputy Ben Bartholomew observed the vehicle four minutes later, traveling south of Atlantic on Highway 6. He engaged in a pursuit of the pickup, which wound its way through back roads near the Lewis Cemetery before coming to an end at 582nd and Main Streets, on the eastern outskirts of Lewis. That’s where the pickup went out of control at around 2:10-a.m., and rolled several times. It was declared a total loss.

The unidentified driver of the vehicle was trapped in the pickup, which was registered to Roxanne Woolsey, of Atlantic. The man was conscious and breathing when Griswold Fire and Rescue and Lewis 1st Responders arrived on the scene. Officials had asked for LifeNet to be launched, but due to the weather conditions the chopper was grounded. The suspect was extricated from the vehicle and was transported by Griswold Rescue to the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. A report on his condition is not available. McLaren said charges are pending in the incident.

The Sheriff said the suspect had recently been released from the Cass County Jail.