SALISBURY, NC : 100 mph chase ends with crash on I-85 in Rowan County on Sunday, February 19th 2017
Salisbury, North Carolina
A crash ended a high-speed chase on Interstate 85 in Rowan County on Sunday morning, according to law enforcement officials at the scene.
The chase began in China Grove when officers tried to stop a white Honda Civic with an SC tag for speeding in a work zone a little before 8 a.m. Speeds reached up to 115 miles an hour, according to police.
The chase ended on I-85 near mile marker 81 when the driver of the Honda, later identified as 40-year-old Robert Lee Pease of Simpsonville, SC, lost control after making contact with a police car.
Pease and a passenger, 29-year-old Brittany Michell Owens, were both taken into custody. Pease was charged with felony flee to elude arrest, careless and reckless driving, possession of a stolen vehicle, and speeding in a work zone. Owens was arrested on outstanding warrants from SC.
Pease was also treated for a back injury and released from the hospital.
Officers from the Salisbury Police Department, China Grove Police, Rowan Sheriff's Office and the Highway Patrol were all involved.
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100 mph chase ends with crash on I-85 in Rowan County