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A wanted suspect led a chase from Chadbourn into Robeson County Wednesday, causing a crash that injured a police officer and a civilian motorist.
Chadbourn Police Chief Ken Elliot said officers got a license plate reader (LPR) hit on a wanted person around 6:30 p.m. and located the vehicle. The driver fled from a traffic stop, leading officers on a chase out U.S. 74 through Evergreen into Robeson County.
Near the N.C. 72 construction zone, Elliot said the suspect’s vehicle struck another car, causing a chain reaction crash. The CPD officer and a person in another vehicle sustained injuries, and both are being treated. Elliot said the officer was seriously injured. He did not have an update on the civilian.
The suspect did not stop after the crash, Elliot said, and is still at large.
“Our prayers are going out to our officer, the other driver, and their families,” Elliot said.
More information is expected to be released this afternoon.
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