Woman, child injured in crash with man leading Wake deputies on car chase

Tuesday, January 14, 2020
WAKE COUNTY, N.C. (WTVD) -- A man was arrested on multiple charges after deputies said he led them on a chase across Eastern Wake County on Tuesday afternoon.

The Wake County Sheriff's Office said deputies arrested 20-year-old Austin Christopher Williams around 3 p.m. A deputy said they tried to pull Williams over near Highway 264 and Wendell Falls Parkway, but Williams drove off.
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The chase continued onto Interstate 540. When the suspect exited the highway onto Knightdale Boulevard in Knightdale, he crashed into another car and ran away.

A woman and a child inside that car were taken to the hospital with minor injuries.
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Deputies said they later arrested Williams and took him to the Wake County jail, where he faces several charges.
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