MOORESVILLE, NC (WBTV) – One suspect is dead and another on the run after a stolen car chase in Mooresville, police said.
Officers with the Mooresville Police Department were called around 1:49 a.m. Friday to check the area of Bluefield Road for a car with a stolen license plate. They were able to find him on Carriage Club Drive and attempted to conduct a traffic stop. That’s when they confirmed the car was stolen from Charlotte.
The driver failed to stop and fled southbound on Interstate 77 from exit 36. Officers deployed stop poles between exits 36 and 35. They said the car came to an abrupt stop in the HOV lane heading south near mile marker 34.
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After that, two unidentified black men got out of the car and ran away, officers said. The passenger went south and the driver went east.
Police said the driver jumped through the concrete barrier of the toll lanes and was struck by a vehicle traveling in the northbound HOV lane.
The driver of the stolen vehicle died at the scene, police said. The driver and passenger of the vehicle that hit the suspect were not injured.
The North Carolina State Highway Patrol responded to the scene and is investigating the fatal collision.
The Mooresville Police Department and the North Carolina State Highway Patrol are continuing their investigation. The suspects have not been identified at this time.
Anyone with information is asked to call Officer Dias of the Mooresville Police Department at 704-664-3311.
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