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The 85 children evacuated from Lake St. Martin need to head back to class, the province says.
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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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A Martin County deputy was reportedly pinned in his truck Tuesday night in an off-duty car accident. North Carolina troopers believe that the deputy lost control of his truck in Williamston around 6:00 Tuesday evening. The truck slammed into a tree, causing the man serious injuries. Emergency responders airlifted the man from the scene, and he spent hours in the operating room undergoing surgery.

Sources indicate that the man is in stable condition after the surgery for non-life-threatening injuries. Now that that ordeal is settling down, the deputy is facing a new ordeal-a legal ordeal in criminal court. Authorities accuse the 24-year-old man of driving while impaired.

North Carolina troopers say that the deputy, who was off-duty and driving his personal vehicle at the time of the accident is charged with DWI. The Sherriff’s Department reportedly has already placed the man on administrative leave pending further investigation into the allegations.

The DWI case could provide even more potential consequences, exposing the deputy to possible fines, jail time and issues related to his privilege to drive.

News reports do not indicate what evidence troopers are relying upon in their belief that the deputy was impaired at the time of the 6:00 p.m. car accident Tuesday.

People from any walk of life can be pulled into the criminal justice system on allegations of DWI. Moreover, the state laws are broad.

While most Greenville, Pitt County and Martin County area residents may be aware that the legal limit to drive is set at 0.08 percent blood alcohol concentration, the laws allow prosecutors to seek DWI charges based upon other evidence of impairment, and a reading lower than 0.08 percent BAC does not necessarily mean a person is immune from charges. Similarly, a prescription medication may be enough for law enforcement and prosecutors to pursue a North Carolina DWI charge in some instances.

Source: WNCT, “Update: Martin Co. Deputy Charged With DWI,” Updated July 11, 2012

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An emergency channel has begun draining floodwater from Lake St. Martin and Lake Manitoba, but the flood fight is not over.
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More than 7,000 cubic feet of water per second are
expected to flow through the emergency channel
constructed by the province north of Lake St. Martin in
just a few days.
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The emergency channel under construction to lower water levels of lakes Manitoba and St. Martin is 75% complete.
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