Driver faces charges after multi-county chase ends in crash off I-95 in Johnston County

KENLY, N.C. (WTVD) -- A multi-county high-speed chase along Interstate 95 ended in a crash in Johnston County.

It happened near US 301 near Kenly.

The Edgecombe County Sheriff's Office said a deputy stopped a blue Nissan Maxima for an expired registration near Cokey Road in Rocky Mount.

When the deputy walked up to the car, it sped away. He chased the vehicle through Rocky Mount, into Nash County.

The chase continued on US 301, NC 97, and eventually on I-95.

Nash County deputies joined the chase on NC 97 in Nash County. The Nissan eventually ran over stop sticks, which deflated its tires, causing the car to go off the highway and overturn on I-95 in Johnston County.

The driver, Melvin Matthew Rumph, 57, was taken into custody. He complained of hip pain and was taken to a hospital for evaluation.

Once he is released from the hospital, Rumph will be charged and placed in the Edgecombe County Detention Center.

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