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Stolen car flees police, hits patrol vehicle on US 501

Heard on: Chatham NC Law Dispatch Group Calls
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US-501, Chapel Hill, NC
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Police identified a stolen car on US 501 near Chapel Hill and followed it southbound while coordinating with county deputies and highway patrol. The driver stopped briefly at a red light, then continued driving through several nearby roads and back onto US 501. An officer tried to block the car, but the driver pulled forward, hit the patrol vehicle, and drove away. The vehicle, described as a blue-gray Hyundai Sonata with West Virginia license plates, continued north on US 501 toward Durham. The officer involved reported being okay and later checked the damage to the patrol car.

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