NORFOLK, Va. — Author's Note: The video above is on file from June 14, 2021.
Detectives said a Chesapeake man has been charged after fleeing the scene of a crash involving a stolen vehicle. The search continues for the involved passenger.
Virginia State Police said Friday just before 5 a.m. they spotted someone speeding in New Kent County eastbound of Interstate 64. The person was driving a 2016 white Dodge Charger, traveling at 101 mph in a 70 mph zone.
The trooper who saw the driver, 19-year-old Kelvin Derrick King Jr., turned on their sirens and attempted to stop the vehicle. The man refused to pull over and led the police on a chase.
Police then ran the vehicle's registration and discovered that the car had been reported stolen out of Chesapeake on Oct. 6.
According to police, the vehicle got up to at least 140 mph during the pursuit. King drove through the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel and got off at the Chesapeake Boulevard exit.
The VSP said King then drove into the T-section of Herbert Collins Way and Cary Avenue in Norfolk. That's when he and a passenger both hopped out of the vehicle that was moving.
Police said the car crashed shortly after and they arrested King. He was not injured but was taken to Norfolk General Hospital to be checked out before going to the Norfolk Magistrates Office.
King was charged with reckless driving, felony elude, possession of stolen property and driving while suspended, police said.
The passenger fled the scene and authorities including Norfolk police are currently searching for that person.
Officers said there were no other vehicles involved in the crash.
Author's Note: The video below is on file from Sept. 27, 2021.