Man Sought in Cary Burglary Injured After Car Chase
Posted November 1, 2007 5:20 a.m. EDT
Updated November 1, 2007 2:36 p.m. EDT
Cary, N.C. — Part of Lochmere Drive in Cary reopened early Thursday after a crash involving a man suspected of burglary closed the road overnight
Investigators said the man broke into the Lodge Apartments' office. When officers responded, the man fled in a car.
Officers said they lost sight of the man when he turned off his car lights. Investigators said they discovered he ran off the road, hit a tree and was thrown from the car.
State troopers estimated that he was going 70 mph when the accident occurred. The man was taken to a hospital, where he was expected to undergo surgery. There were no other injuries.
Authorities withheld the man's identity Thursday morning.