PILOT MOUNTAIN, N.C. (AP) – A North Carolina sheriff says one of his deputies has shot and critically wounded a man who tried to hit the deputy with a car.

Surry County Sheriff Graham Atkinson said a Pilot Mountain police officer tried to stop a car for a routine check about 1 a.m. Tuesday, but the driver sped away. Surry County sheriff’s deputies and the North Carolina Highway Patrol joined the chase.

Authorities said the driver wrecked his car, then tried to hit a deputy with his vehicle. The deputy fired, striking the man.

The Winston-Salem Journal reported the man was flown to Wake Forest University-Baptist Medical Center where he was in critical condition. His name has not been released.

The deputy suffered a minor injury. His name has not been released.