A local officer injured during a rush-hour police chase on I-93 on Sept. 18 is expected to make a full recovery, according to authorities.

Sgt. Carl Wagner said officer Jason Dzierlatka suffered serious, but non-life-threatening injuries after he was struck by a green Dodge Avenger driven by an alleged bank robber near the weigh station just north of Exit 3. Dzierlatka had deployed stop sticks in an attempt to halt the vehicle, according to police.

While Wagner did not comment on the extent of Dzierlatka’s injuries, he said the young officer had been transported to a Boston hospital and had “a good outlook.”

“We believe he will return to work, albeit it will be a matter of months,” Wagner said.

Dzierlatka had been with the department for two years, according to authorities. It is his first job in the field of law enforcement.

Though Dzierlatka was unable to stop the fleeing vehicle, authorities later apprehended the driver, Clint E. Pickering, 24, of Epsom and passenger, Patrick McKeen, 23, of Laconia on Route 110 in Dracut, Mass., after they crashed their vehicle.

According to authorities, one of the men entered the Bank of New England at 58 Range Road in Windham at about 4:36 p.m. and handed the teller a note demanding an undisclosed amount of money. Witnesses later spotted the pair fleeing eastbound on Route 111 toward the Exit 3 onramp where authorities began a police pursuit that took them north to Londonderry, through a crossover and back south across the Massachusetts state line to Exit 46.

Though officers from multiple police departments were involved in the pursuit, Wagner said the pair was taken into custody by the Massachusetts State Police and were held as fugitives from justice at the Andover, Mass., barracks before being transferred to the Essex County Jail in Middleton, Mass.

Both men were arraigned in District Court in Lowell, Mass., on Sept. 21, according to state police. The pair are due back in Salem District Court on Sept. 29.

Pickering is facing multiple charges, including robbery, first degree assault and attempted second degree murder. McKeen has been charged with robbery, criminal theft and criminal liability of another.