A Spokane man was injured after being ejected from the motorcycle he was on when he crashed while fleeing from 2 Washington State Patrol vehicles Sunday evening at 7:18 pm

The 34-year-old Spoakane man was on a 2007 Kawasaki ZX600 fleeing officers who having their lights and sirens activated were pursuing the sports bike for reasons not mentioned in the accident report on State Route 12 westbound.  The rider tried to exit State Route 12 at Devonshire road and lost control striking the guardrail and was ejected into the brush.  

According to radio traffic, it had first appeared that the rider had been fleeing, but the officers found the injured rider in the brush, and EMS staff from the Montesano Fire Department immedetly began treatment and transport to Community Hospital. 

The 34-year-old is facing charges for felony eluding, reckless driving, DUI.