HAMPTON, Va. — A Portsmouth man is in custody after fleeing from state police and crashing into a Hampton home early Thursday, Virginia State Police (VSP) said.
According to VSP, around 1 a.m. a trooper initiated a traffic stop on a Chevrolet sedan going north on I-664 near the 1-mile marker in Chesapeake.
The driver didn't stop and instead sped away at a high rate of speed which is when the trooper began pursuing the vehicle.
The Chevrolet exited I-664 and the pursuit ended when the driver crashed into the front porch of a home in the 2500 block of Kecoughton Road in Hampton.
The driver tried to flee on foot but was appended by police. Investigators allege cocaine was found inside the vehicle.
35-year-old Dequayon Brown of Portsmouth has been charged with eluding police, possession of an illegal drug with intent to distribute, driving on a revoked license, and felony hit and run.
