Deputy Mitch Carr, 40, suffered critical injuries Sunday evening when he crashed his Ford Crown Victoria patrol cruiser on Denny’s Store Road during a chase in which speeds attained 80 to 100 miles per hour, Jones estimated.

Carr was attempting to serve warrants on Joshua Adam Campbell, 22, of 3520 Bowmantown Rd. when Campbell allegedly fled, leading Carr and other deputies on a 10-minute chase before Carr crashed his vehicle.

Sheriff Jones said Monday that Carr and other deputies were attempting to locate Campbell, who was wanted for a felony probation violation and for a misdemeanor charge of larceny.

“It was a felony charge for the probation violation and a misdemeanor larceny charge,” Jones said.

When Carr spotted Campbell, who was driving a 2001 Mercury Sable, Campbell immediately fled from officers, who were positioned nearby, Jones said.

“He began speeding away before [Carr] even activated his [blue] lights,” Jones said.

The chase ensued, and, Jones said, “It is safe to say that it was at a high rate of speed.”

Jones went on to say that under current sheriff’s department policy, the decision whether or not to call off a chase is made by the shift sergeant.

“The way it is written up in the policy now is that it is up to the shift sergeant to deem whether or not a chase needs to be called off or whether it warrants continuing,” Jones said.

The policy will be reviewed by the department in the coming weeks, according to Jones, who added that he thinks the review will be beneficial for everyone.

“We are definitely going to review this situation with our chase policy,” Jones said. “And, out of the review, I think we will all learn from it.”