Wake Forest police are searching for a Durham man accused of leading officers on a pursuit that ended in a crash involving an uninvolved vehicle.
According to the Wake Forest Police Department, officers obtained an arrest warrant Saturday for 47-year-old John Flowers Jr. of Durham. Investigators identified Flowers as the driver of a vehicle that fled from police last Wednesday evening.
Police said the pursuit ended when a pursuing officer crashed into an uninvolved vehicle near Holloway Street and Raynor Street in Durham. The driver of that vehicle and a passenger were taken to a hospital.
Flowers faces several charges, including:
- Fleeing to elude arrest with a motor vehicle
- Reckless driving
- Speeding
- Driving while license revoked
Investigators also said Flowers has been identified as a person of interest in a series of organized retail thefts at home improvement stores across the area…