CATAWBA COUNTY, N.C. — A driver was placed into custody Sunday afternoon after a high-speed chase along Interstate 40 in Catawba County.
The chase started along Highway 16 in Newton after deputies said they noticed an insurance violation on the car. The driver refused to stop for deputies.
Breaking Catawba Co- sheriff deputies are along interstate 40 near MM124 after a high speed chase from Newton. State troopers flattened the suspects tires. His girlfriend says they were on their way to work and he failed to stop for deputies who discovered an insurance violation pic.twitter.com/l4UEvI5FiE
— Dave Faherty (@FahertyWSOC9) July 24, 2022
The driver, Derek McClure, reached speeds of nearly 100 mph until state troopers flattened the suspect’s tires near mile marker 124 on I-40, troopers said.
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The highway patrolmen changed the flat on a pickup truck that also had its rear tire flattened during that chase.
Traffic was backed up along the interstate for nearly an hour.
McClure was arrested and charged with fleeing to elude arrest with a motor vehicle.
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