A suspect who led police on a high-speed chase in Chapel Hill and on the UNC campus has been arrested, according to authorities.

Dontay Antwann Rone

Dontay Antwann Rone

Chapel Hill police charged Dontay Antwann Rone with felony speeding to elude arrest, felony hit and run, careless and reckless driving, failure to yield to a blue light and siren, resisting arrest, and several other misdemeanor traffic charges following a pursuit that began just before 10 o’clock Friday morning.

An Alert Carolina message sent to Carolina students and faculty says that the incident began when a suspect was speeding on Highway 54, east of campus. The driver led police on a chase toward I-40, where he struck another vehicle. The driver then headed toward UNC’s campus and struck another vehicle at the corner of South Road and Country Club Drive. The driver then fled on foot but was caught at the Institute of Government Parking Deck and taken into custody by Chapel Hill Police.

Rone is being evaluated at UNC Hospitals.

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