JOHNSTON COUNTY — What started as a routine traffic stop on NC Highway 39 North near the Wake County line ended with an arrest.
On Jan. 13 around 11:27 p.m., a Johnston County deputy sheriff tried to pull over a 2021 Chevrolet driven by 32-year-old Dalia Crystal Ruiz of Hare Street, Selma. Authorities allege Ruiz did not stop immediately, continuing north into Wake County before eventually stopping.
She was charged with misdemeanor fleeing to elude arrest with a motor vehicle, driving left of center, failure to maintain lane control, and following too closely…