SC I-77 police chase of NC mall robbery suspects reaches speeds of 150 mph, cops say
A police chase of robbery suspects from a Charlotte mall through two South Carolina counties reached speeds of 150 mph before the suspects crashed, officers said.
Around 10 p.m. Tuesday, Rock Hill Police Department officers were notified a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department helicopter was following a gray Dodge Charger south from North Carolina into York County, police said.
Police were tracking the suspects after a cellphone store near a mall in northern Mecklenburg County was robbed at gunpoint.
Several officers tried to make an arrest on Interstate 77 in Rock Hill, near Exit 79 at Dave Lyle Boulevard, where the car stopped for about 90 seconds, police said. However, the suspects fled again, according to a police report.
The suspects drove south on I-77 at speeds between 125 mph and 150 mph during a pursuit by S.C. Highway Patrol for more than 20 miles before the Dodge went into a ditch after passing through Chester County, police said. The suspects then fled on foot.
Police caught one of the suspects, said Lance Cpl. Gary Miller of the highway patrol. The status of two other suspects is unclear.
The identities of the suspects has not been released.
This story was originally published February 27, 2019 at 12:51 PM.
