A Butler man making an attempted getaway on a stolen bicycle was badly injured Thursday afternoon when he crashed and momentarily impaled himself on the bike’s handle, city police said.

Officers found the suspect, Jonathan C. Simon, 36, bleeding from a serious leg injury on West Brady Street about 1:30 p.m., according to a police report. Nearby was Blase Fusco’s $300 mountain bike also covered in blood.

Moments earlier, the 50-year-old Fusco of Butler had called to report seeing a man ride by on the bike, which was stolen May 29 from Fusco’s porch.

Fusco told police he chased the suspect but was unable to keep up. A short time later, police were called again, this time for the reported bike wreck in the 500 block of West Brady Street.

One of the bike’s handle bars had punctured Simon’s left upper thigh, the report said. He was bleeding badly and had to be taken to Butler Memorial Hospital. His condition was not known this morning.

Police found the blood-stained bicycle in a nearby alley.

Fusco later identified his bike, which had been spray painted since being stolen.

Police said Simon is charged with receiving stolen property.