DUNN, N.C. (WNCN) — A woman was arrested on drug charges after she fled Harnett County deputies and triggered a crash that injured a child and mother in another car Sunday, deputies say.
The incident began Sunday afternoon when a traffic stop was made at the intersection of Wilson Avenue and Broad Street in Dunn, according to a news release from the Harnett County Sheriff’s Office.
While deputies were speaking with the driver, Simoneka Lashay Neal, 28, she sped off in a Range Rover and deputies began to chase her, the news release said.
During the chase, Neal ran a red light at the intersection of Clinton Avenue and Cumberland Street, deputies said.
Her Range Rover crashed into a car with a mother and her child inside, according to deputies.
The car with the mom and child then smashed into a pickup truck, the news release said.
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