3 charged in 127 mph multicounty highspeed chase in North Carolina
Dec 31, 2024
AULANDER, N.C. (WNCT) — Three people are being charged after a high-speed chase in Aulander in Bertie County on Friday night.
A deputy attempted to stop a vehicle on Highway 11 near Aulander at around 9:17 p.m. after finding the owner of the vehicle had outstanding warrants from Wake County.
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The driver sped away, reaching speeds up to 127 miles per hour. The chase ended on Millennium Road at the intersection of Hollowell Road in Hertford County.
After the driver drove the vehicle into a field. Two people ran from it and one stayed inside. All three were taken into custody.
Eric Reid, 20, of Durham, was charged with:
Felony fleeing to elude arrest
Reckless driving
Failure to heed to lights and siren
Resisting a public officer
Reid was jailed in the Bertie/Martin Regional Jail without bond.
Wesley Lyons, 19, of Raleigh, was charged with resisting a public officer and was jailed in the Bertie/Martin Regional Jail without bond.
Ra'quan Spruill, 19, of Murfreesboro, was served the warrant out of Wake County for fleeing to elude arrest. He was also jailed in the Bertie/Martin Regional Jail under a $7,500 secured bond.