ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. (WNCN) — A man was arrested Thursday morning after a pursuit that led deputies from Edgecombe County to Wake County, according to the Edgecombe Sheriff’s Office.
According to the sheriff’s office, around 10 a.m. a member of the traffic unit was at a work zone near Rocky Mount when a Kia drove past at an excessive rate of speed over 100 miles per hour.
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They said the deputy tried to do a traffic stop but the vehicle kept going and a pursuit ensued. Members of the Nash and Wake County Sheriff’s Offices also assisted with the pursuit.
The sheriff’s office said that the Kia crashed in Wake County near the 432-mile marker near Lizard Lick Road.
William Williams, 59 of Camden, was arrested and charged with felony fleeing to elude arrest and speeding in a work zone.
He was issued a $20,000 secured bond and remanded to the Edgecombe County Detention Center.
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