A woman and a teenage girl were arrested after striking a gas pump shelter and evading police Sunday afternoon in Currituck County.
Deputies were dispatched to the Duck Thru in Moyock at 1449 Caratoke Highway at approximately 2:45 p.m. following a Chevrolet Impala running into the gas pump shelter.
The driver, Zaria Janelle Wright from Norfolk, exited the vehicle and fled on foot before deputies arrived. The passenger, a 16-year-old girl, drove away northbound on US 168.
Deputies located the vehicle driving southbound near Tulls Creek Road and conducted a traffic stop. The 16-year-old girl then fled the traffic stop on foot. She was quickly arrested.
The 16-year-old girl from Virginia Beach had multiple warrants out of Virginia. Juvenile petitions were filed against her, including assault on a government official, resist delay obstruct and fleeing the scene of an accident. She was also issued citations for several motor vehicle violations.
Zaria Janelle Wright (Courtesy: Currituck County Sheriff’s Office)
Wright was subsequently located and arrested without incident. She was booked into the Currituck County Detention Center under the following charges:
Hit and Run/ Leaving the scene of an accident
No Operators License
Expired Registration
Reckless Driving to Endanger
Wright is currently being held under a $25,000.00 secured bond.
The 16-year-old girl was transported to Pitt County Juvenile Detention Center for secured custody
