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North Carolina law provides authorities with a variety of reasons to suspend or revoke a person’s driver’s license. New charges for driving after a suspension or revocation can tend to further complicate matters for a North Carolina driver. Often, a driving after revocation charge may be added in a string of allegations.

Authorities in Martin County accuse a man who was reportedly wanted on fraud, fleeing and eluding and other charges now will be facing a slate of new offenses in criminal court. Officials believe that the man was driving on a revoked license when deputies sought to pull the man over.

A Martin County deputy says that the driver pulled out in front of the deputy’s car when the deputy was in Bertie County. The man is accused of taking off, starting a high speed pursuit in Bertie County.

Authorities say that the man pulled over near the county line and made remarks and gestures toward law enforcement before returning to the driver’s seat and speeding off into Martin County. The deputy claims the pursuit reached speeds of 110 miles per hour. When the chase reached Williamston, North Carolina, authorities claim the man crashed his Mercury into a garbage truck on Main Street. The mercury also struck a van, according to Martin County officials.

The pursuing deputy says that the man jumped out of his Mercury and fled on foot. Authorities apparently apprehended the man. He is now facing charges of assault on a government official, felony fleeing, driving while revoked and traffic offenses. He was booked into jail with bond set at ,000.

A passenger who reportedly had been riding in the Mercury Marquis was cited for resisting or obstructing and released.

Source: WITN, “Man Wanted On Chase Charges Leads Deputies On Another Chase,” Sep. 20, 2012

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Many drunk driving cases start with an investigation of some other alleged traffic violation. While many Pitt County DWI stories in the news start with talk of a traffic stop based upon allegations of reckless driving or weaving, other cases may start with a broken tail light, or allegations of speeding. A recent story comes from Burke County and Caldwell County.

A Burke County deputy says he saw a woman throw a cup out the window of her car during the middle of the day. The deputy says he turned on his lights and pulled the car over. The woman reportedly stopped and got out of her car and yelled to the deputy it was an emergency situation.

The deputy says the woman got back in her car and sped off. The woman reportedly drove to the highway and continued on as the officer followed in chase. The woman is said to have crossed over the county line, entering Caldwell County where she was forced to stop at a red light at a busy intersection.

Law enforcement from Caldwell County and the deputy from Burke County say they surrounded the woman’s vehicle at the intersection. The officer originally intended to give the woman a littering ticket roughly 15 minutes before the multiple officers surrounded her car in Caldwell County.

The woman reportedly told the News Herald she was driving to the hospital where her mother was having a heart attack. She did not want to stop and risk not seeing her mother.

After the incident, the woman has been charged with DWI, failure to stop for blue light and sirens, open container and littering.

Source: Morgantown News Herald, “Trash toss leads to chase, third DWI,” Matthew Hensley, Aug. 19, 2011

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Iredell County law enforcement claims a police chase ended with a North Carolina DWI arrest early Sunday morning. The chase involved a deputy and a 56-year-old man allegedly driving a moped. The deputy reportedly saw the man weaving on his moped and attempted to conduct a traffic stop. When the deputy activated the lights on the cruiser, police say the man on the moped continued traveling.

Law enforcement claims the man pulled into a parking lot in front of a convenience store. In the lot, the man turned around on his moped and exited the lot, heading toward the Interstate. The deputy continued after the man as the moped entered Interstate 40 eastbound, according to a statement from the Sheriff’s Office.

At some point on the Interstate, the moped rider’s helmet reportedly flew off. The moped driver continued along the Interstate to another exit. Law enforcement followed the moped into a second convenience store parking lot. The man stopped his moped temporarily until law enforcement approached, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

As the deputy approached the driver in the parking lot, police say the man attempted to take off a second time. The deputy reportedly grabbed the moped driver’s arm and pulled him from the moped. The man reportedly was placed under arrest.

The moped driver submitted a breath sample. Police say the man had a breath alcohol content of .23, above the North Carolina limit of .08.

The man reportedly is facing a number of charges related to the allegations surrounding the police chase. The 56-year-old is charged with DWI, eluding arrest, resisting arrest, careless and reckless driving, failure to stop and driving a moped without a helmet.

Source: WSOC TV, “Sheriff: Moped Driver Arrested After Pursuit,” 31 May 2011

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