Injured Kansas officer transferred to rehab center

Police escort Monday as Officer Arterburn arrives at airport to be transported to. Rehabilitation center in Colorado-image Wichita Police

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas police officer who was injured when he was hit by a car will be moving to a rehabilitation center in Colorado.

Wichita police spokeswoman Sgt. Nikki Woodrow said officer Brian Arterburn is scheduled to leave Wichita Monday for Colorado.

Arterburn has been hospitalized since he was injured early February, when he was run over by a fleeing and stolen SUV.

The 25-year police veteran suffered chest, abdomen and brain injuries when the vehicle hit him as placed spike strips on a road in south Wichita.

A recent picture of Brian provided to Wichita Police by his family.

The man suspected of running over the officer, 31-year-old Justin Terrazas, remains jailed on several charges, including aggravated battery of a law enforcement officer.