PARKERSBURG - A Wood County sheriff's deputy was injured Tuesday on Corridor D, near the Ravenswood/West Virginia 68 exit, while apprehending a pedestrian who was running in and out of traffic.

Deputy James Greenwalt was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital with a broken collarbone Tuesday evening after the incident involving a man walking near traffic near the Ravenswood exit.

Deputy Shana Modesitt was on her routine patrol when she spotted a white male walking on the road around 3:30 p.m. When Modesitt pulled over and asked him if he was OK, the individual ran away. He began running in and out of traffic and was nearly hit by a passing logging truck, said Wood County Sheriff Jeff Sandy.

When Greenwalt arrived on the scene, the man ran into his patrol car, got up and ran away again, police said. After additional law enforcement were called, the man was apprehended and taken to Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital with unknown injuries, officials said.

"The whole incident was very quick," said Sandy. "He was apprehended within five minutes after he was spotted by Deputy Modesitt. Deputy James Greenwalt tackled him to the ground and Deputy Modesitt handcuffed him."

Officials said the man had no wallet or identification on him at the time he was apprehended, but was identified later Tuesday night.

"He has been identified, but we cannot disclose his name for legal reasons. We should be able to release that information tomorrow," Sandy said Tuesday night. "Through good detective work, we were able to identify him from a grocery card he had in his pocket."

Greenwalt will be off work for a minimum of eight weeks while he recovers, Sandy said.