By Associated Press - Friday, August 11, 2017

SEAT PLEASANT, Md. (AP) - A Washington, D.C.-area police chief was injured in a motorcycle crash and is recovering in the hospital.

Local news outlets report that Thursday evening Seat Pleasant police Chief Devan Martin was riding his department-issued motorcycle when he collided with another vehicle.

Prince George’s County police Chief Hank Stawinski says that Martin was wearing proper motorcycle attire, and that his injuries are not life-threatening. Stawinski says that Martin is stable, conscious and continuing to recover at the hospital.

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Martin was taken to the Prince George’s Hospital Center in critical condition.

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