1 suspect caught, another sought in car chase that sped from NC to SC
Police have caught one suspect and are seeking another who were involved in a car chase from Charlotte through two South Carolina counties before they fled into woods, officials said.
Around 6:45 p.m., a female passenger believed to have been in the car was taken into custody by Chester County deputies in South Carolina, said Grant Suskin, spokesman for the Chester County Sheriff’s Office.
The woman has not been identified.
A second suspect, a man believed to have been the driver, has not been caught yet, Suskin said.
The pursuit of a white Ford Crown Victoria, which police believe was stolen in Virginia, began in the afternoon in Mecklenburg County in North Carolina, said officials with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.
Shortly after 3 p.m., CMPD officers were alerted by a device that reads license plates that a stolen vehicle was near North Tryon Street and University City Boulevard, CMPD said in an email to the Observer.
CMPD tried to stop the vehicle but it did not stop, CMPD said in the statement.
CMPD patrol units did not pursue the vehicle, but CMPD’s Aviation Unit continued to follow the vehicle into South Carolina, the statement said.
WSOC-TV from Charlotte showed helicopter footage of the vehicle on Interstate 485 in Mecklenburg County.
The suspects were on Interstate 77 southbound and entered York County in South Carolina, said Trent Faris, spokesman for the York County Sheriff’s Office. York County deputies picked up the pursuit, Faris said.
The car passed at least two school buses and was driving erratically, Faris aid.
The car got off I-77 and continued south on U.S. 21 into Chester County near the Catawba River, where Chester deputies joined the chase, said Suskin, the Chester County Sheriff’s Office spokesman. The suspects reached speeds of 115 mph during the chase in Chester County, Suskin said.
The suspects stopped the car on Deer Branch Road in Chester County, near the small town of Fort Lawn and fled into woods on foot, Suskin said.
Chester County Sheriff Max Dorsey issued an advisory to the public to be aware of deputies from Chester and York who remain in the area seeking the male suspect.
Check back for updates on this developing story.
This story was originally published September 13, 2021 at 6:15 PM with the headline "1 suspect caught, another sought in car chase that sped from NC to SC."
