WAYNE COUNTY, N.C. – A Chapel Hill man accused of racing and then leading police on a high speed chase in Goldsboro is facing a list of charges.

Mark Crabtree has been arrested after hitting 157 mph during a police chase.

Crabtree is thought to have been racing on HWY 70 prior to the arrest.

He was driving a 2000 Chevy Camaro SS, which was seized.

Police say Mark Crabtree led officers on a chase down Highway 70 from Wayne to Johnston County in a black 2000 Chevy Camaro SS early Monday morning, at one point hitting 157 mph.

Crabtree is believed to have been racing prior to the chase beginning.

Police used a tire deflation device to immobilize Crabtree’s Camaro, bringing him to a stop south of Cornwallis Road, just inside the Johnston County line.

Crabtree was arrested and charged with a string of crimes by three different law enforcement agencies.

Felony Fleeing to Elude by the Goldsboro Police Department,

Damage to Property in related to the tire deflation device used to stop him by the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office

Speeding (going 157 MPH in a 55 MPH Zone) and Careless & Reckless Driving by the NC Highway Patrol

Crabtree was taken to the Wayne County Detention Center and booked on a $3,000 bond. He has been released on bond and is expected in court Wednesday.

The Camaro was seized in accordance with North Carolina’s “Run & Done” statutes.