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Updated: 6:34 a.m. Monday, Feb. 25, 2013 | Posted: 11:01 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013

Troopers: 110 mph chase ends when driver crashes into fence

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Trooper: Chase ends after car crashes into fence

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. —

A traffic stop Sunday on Interstate 77 became a chase, according to troopers with the N.C. Highway Patrol. The chase started just after 10 p.m.

Troopers said the chase, which sped through north Charlotte, reaching speeds of 110 mph in a 35 mph zone.

Officers caught Roger Rios after he crashed into a fence on Lakeview Road near Beatties Ford Road Sunday night.

Troopers learned he was a convicted felon and found a gun and stolen items inside the car, officials said.

Channel 9 has learned that Rios has served time in prison for several assaults and other charges.

Troopers are still looking for the passenger who ran from the scene.

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