Hit and Run on Slatestone Road | Eastern North Carolina Now

For Immediate Release:

    On October 31, 2013 at approximately 10:05 p.m., Deputies with the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a hit and run on Slatestone Road in Washington. Deputies located the suspect vehicle and attempted to conduct a traffic stop at the intersection of Slatestone Road and Highway 32 North.

    The suspect turned onto Highway 32 North and failed to stop for blue lights and siren. Deputy Jesse Walker began a vehicle pursuit and notified Communications of the vehicle’s direction of travel. The suspect vehicle was traveling approximately 60 mph during the pursuit. The suspect turned onto Old 97 Road and traveled to Swamp Road then turned right onto Highway 264 West. The suspect then turned onto Terra Ceia Road and drove to Gaylord Road in Pantego. The suspect traveled back to Old 97 Road and turned left toward Highway 32. The suspect then traveled South on Highway 32. Sgt. Michael Smiley was able to deploy a “stop sticks” tire deflation system on Highway 32 near Windley Canal Road. The suspect drove over the tire deflation system and all four tires on the suspect’s car were flattened. The suspect’s car began to slow down and came to a stop on Highway 32 near Church Lane.

    Deputies took the driver into custody and identified him as Henry Franklin Wallace, age 46, of Old 97 Road in Pantego. Wallace was charged with Felony Flee to Elude Arrest, Failure to Heed Light or Siren, and Possession of Cocaine. Wallace was transported to the Magistrate’s Office and held in the Beaufort County Detention Center on a $16,500.00 secured bond set by Magistrate David Curtis. Wallace was also charged with two counts of Failure to Stop for a Stop sign, Left of Center, and Careless and Reckless. The North Carolina Highway Patrol also charged Wallace with Driving While Impaired. Wallace’s vehicle was seized pursuant to North Carolina’s “Run and You’re Done” law.


    Major Kenneth Watson
      Beaufort County Sheriff's Office