A Lewis County sheriff’s deputy was hospitalized early Monday morning after the operator of an all-terrain vehicle accelerated and dragged the deputy, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputy Daryl Ortlieb, 34, observed an ATV at about 2 a.m. Monday being operated on a closed road in the hamlet of Glenfield, deputies said.

The ATV stopped, and Ortlieb pulled up behind the united, stopped and activated his emergency lights, deputies said. When the ATV operator saw the emergency lights activated, the operator attempted to leave, deputies said.