A body found last week in Catawba County turns out to be a woman who was arrested following a vehicle chase last September in Alexander County.
Last Thursday the Catawba County Sheriff’s Office released information regarding a deceased person located near the intersection of Plateau Road and Tradewinds Street . The deceased was identified as 42-year-old Emily Elizabeth King of Hickory. The cause of King’s death remains under investigation and an autopsy is pending.
On Wednesday, September 7th King was arrested after a chase by Taylorsville Police, the Alexander County Sheriff’s Office and the NC Highway Patrol.
A North Carolina Highway Patrol Trooper spotted a vehicle that had been reported as stolen from Catawba County just off Highway 64-90 east of Taylorsville. The trooper pursued the car onto Millersville Road then north on Highway 16.
Alexander County Sheriff’s Deputies and Taylorsville Police joined in the pursuit as the chase reached speeds estimated at 90 miles per hour as it neared the Taylorsville city limits.
Taylorsville Police deployed stop-sticks near the Family Care Center on Highway 16. With deflated tires, the driver of the vehicle came to a stop but refused to exit the car. A Taylorsville Police officer was struck by the car and suffered a foot injury. He was treated and released from a medical facility.
Emily Elizabeth King
The charges included
Assault on a law enforcement officer
Possession of a stolen motor vehicle
Flee to elude arrest with a motor vehicle
Reckless driving to endanger
Speeding
Driving with license revoked
Fictitious or expired tag
Unsafe Passing
Possession of a controlled substance on jail premises
Resisting arrest
No arrest has been made connected to the death of King.
Photo: Taylorsville Police Department