A police chase in Whiteland ended in tragedy when a motorcyclist, trying to escape law enforcement, crashed and was critically injured. The incident occurred around 6:40 p.m. last night, when Johnson County deputies responded to a crash on Whiteland Road near I-65. The motorcyclist, 31-year-old Dustin Ammerman of Franklin, was thrown from his bike after colliding with a car that had pulled over for the police pursuit. He was thrown off the overpass and landed on the interstate below. Ammerman is currently in critical condition at IU Methodist Hospital, as detailed in the WKKG report.