Driver leads state troopers on chase before barricading inside Pittsboro home

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- A driver led state troopers on a chase Saturday night before barricading himself inside a PIttsboro home.

Just before 11 p.m., the North Carolina State Highway Patrol tried to stop a car in Wake County on I-87 near I-440. This resulted in a pursuit. The chase continued on I-40 until the suspect car got off at Exit 273.

The driver of the car was later identified as 47-year-old Chad Vernon Clark of Pittsboro.

According to the state highway patrol, officials lost sight of the suspect vehicle for a short period. Clark was eventually found as he pulled into the driveway of his Pittsboro home. He then ran and barricaded himself inside the house.

With assistance from the Chatham County Sheriff's Office and Pittsboro Police Department, Clark was taken into custody at 5 a.m.

No one was injured during the pursuit or arrest, authorities confirmed.

Clark underwent an impairment evaluation at a UNC-Chapel Hill hospital before being taken to the Wake County Detention Facility.

He was charged with speeding, felony fleeing to elude arrest, reckless driving, driving while license revoked and failure to heed to lights or siren. Additional charges are expected.