A Temple man was in the hospital Friday night after fleeing from police for 30 seconds, then crashing his car.

Our news partner, KWTX, reports that a Department of Public Safety trooper tried to stop 20-year-old Demonte Charles Fearce's Buick for a traffic violation in Temple Friday afternoon. Fearce reportedly sped away for half a minute before losing control of his vehicle and crashing in the 500 block of South 14th Street.

Fearce was taken to Baylor Scott & White with non-life threatening injuries.

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