UPDATE – DEKALB COUNTY, Ind. (WOWO): A manhunt in DeKalb County has come to an end without a suspect in custody.

The manhunt began after a DeKalb County Sheriff’s Deputy performed a traffic stop Tuesday morning in DeKalb County near Grabill. The officer was talking with the male driver and male passenger inside the vehicle, when all of a sudden the driver sped off.

The Deputy was struck with the driver’s door, but was not seriously injured.

Multiple police agencies chased the vehicle, but the pursuit came to an end when the vehicle went off SR 1 near the Allen/DeKalb County line and into a field.  Both the driver and passenger took off running.

Officers deployed K9’s and a drone. They even conducted a helicopter search, but the suspects were not located and thus the manhunt was called off. Meantime, the investigation is still underway.

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DEKALB COUNTY, Ind. (WOWO): A manhunt is underway after a driver fled a traffic stop Tuesday morning in DeKalb County near Grabill.

Our Partners in News at ABC 21 say a DeKalb County deputy pulled over an SUV on I-69 near the county line at around 6:30 a.m. That’s when the driver allegedly struck the officer and then fled the scene, with the chase reaching speeds up to 90 miles per hour.

Police deployed stop sticks near the intersection of Tonkel and Hollopeter Road, but the driver continued through a field and railroad tracks before ditching the SUV near Old State Road 1.

Indiana State Police called in their helicopter along with police drones for the search.