Biker accused in 100-mile high-speed chase in North Carolina; ran out of gas

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — A man on a motorcycle in Raleigh was determined not to stop during a chase by authorities — until he ran out of gas about 100 miles later near Williamston in Martin County.

According to the Wake County Sheriff’s Office, a deputy spotted four motorcycles traveling at a high rate of speed around 1 a.m. Saturday on Capital Boulevard, also known as U.S. 1 in the Raleigh area.

Biker was speeding at 127 mph in police chase that ended in crash in Virginia

Court records from the North Carolina State Highway Patrol said the fastest speed of the motorcyclists was 105 miles per hour.

A spokesperson for Wake County Sheriff’s Office told CBS 17 that the deputy tried to stop one of the motorcyclists, 40-year-old Brandon James Peguese — but he sped off…

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