Driver faces multiple charges after chase in Wake County

WAKE COUNTY, N.C. (WTVD) -- A man faces multiple charges after he refused to stop for law enforcement and led a deputy on a chase, the Wake County Sheriff's Office said.

The incident began just after 4 p.m. on Friday when a deputy saw a speeding Honda Pilot on I-540 E near Louisburg Road. The deputy pursued the Honda to Old Milburnie Road near Greenbrook Drive, where the driver stopped and ran from the car. Two passengers, a woman and a child, stayed in the car.

Deputies used a K-9 to find the driver. He was found and taken into custody on Greenbrook Drive.

Anthony Lee Franco, 23, was charged with felony flee to elude arrest, misdemeanor child abuse, and resisting a public officer, among other traffic-related charges.

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