— State Highway Patrol troopers have arrested a Knightdale man suspected of repeatedly using the shoulders of area highways to pass other vehicles.

Nathan Farlow Thorp, 34, of Colton Creek Road, was arrested at about 7:30 a.m. Friday after troopers spotted a black Ford Fusion passing several vehicles in the emergency lane of Interstate 540 near Capital Boulevard, authorities said.

Thorp was charged with reckless driving and booked into the Wake County jail under $2,000 bond.

Investigators are conferring with the Wake County District Attorney’s Office regarding previously recorded violations captured by motorists along the I-540 corridor, authorities said.

Recently, several people have sent WRAL News videos they recorded on dashboard cameras and cellphones of a Ford sedan driving on the shoulder of I-540 to get around slower cars.

"What we are interested in is looking at these cases where you have repeated, flagrant violation of law behind the wheel, and where we have evidence that this has happened multiple times and we can bring charges on that, then we're certainly going to look at that and consider that," District Attorney Lorrin Freeman said.

"Anytime we have video that corroborates action and shows us what people are doing, it's very helpful," Freeman added. "Certainly, with people taking personal videos and uploading it, then talk about it, that can bring attention to an area of high traffic where we may need to put extra units to watch what's going on and to make sure people are staying safe."