DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) — A person has died after a chase from law enforcement led to a fiery crash into another vehicle and a power pole Thursday night in south Durham.
According to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol, deputies with the Durham County Sheriff’s Office were chasing an individual on N.C. Highway 55 around 11:30 p.m. when that individual crashed into another vehicle and a power pole at Riddle Road.
Troopers, who were investigating the crash, said the vehicle deputies were chasing then caught on fire. The driver of that vehicle died, according to troopers…