Timothy Walter Lenze, Albert Lea, was injured when he reportedly jumped out of his moving car while being pursued by a Worth County, Iowa, deputy sheriff on April 18.

Lenze was reportedly traveling faster than the posted speed limit on a roadway about a mile south of the state line near U.S. Highway 65 and 500th Avenue. As the deputy chased the Lenze vehicle, it went off the roadway into a field. Lenze was located in this field. It was determined, according to a sheriff’s office report, that he jumped out of the moving vehicle and was injured as a result. Lenze was air lifted to Mercy Hospital in Mason City, Iowa.

A news release from the Worth County Sheriff’s Office said the investigation is continuing and charges against Lenze are pending.

Lenze is no longer a patient at Mercy Hospital in Mason City, according to a hospital spokeswoman today.

Injury reported after crash

Zakry Tyler Krenz, 18, no address listed, was injured in a single-vehicle crash Thursday evening between Alden and Wells near 610th Avenue and 260th Street in Carlson Township. The Freeborn County Sheriff’s Office was notified about this accident, the vehicle was located, and Krenz was treated for injuries at the Albert Lea Medical Center, according to the sheriff’s office report.