20 year old North Carolina driver charged in Monday afternoon high speed chase

According to Sheriff Todd Wessells, on August 26, 2024, a flock camera provided notification to the Accomack County Sheriff’s Office that a vehicle involved in a carjacking incident out of Denton, Maryland was traveling in Accomack County.

Deputies spotted the vehicle in Nelsonia, VA and attempted a traffic stop.  The vehicle failed to stop, continuing on Route 13 at high rates of speed.  The suspect vehicle continued through Accomack County entering Northampton County crossing the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel.  The vehicle finally stopped at the south toll plaza where the occupants were taken into custody.

The driver, Christian Michael Benjamin White, a 20 year old Fayetteville, NC man, was charged with felony eluding, two counts of felony child endangerment, unauthorized use and reckless driving.  He is currently being held in the Northampton County Regional Jail with bond denied.  There were two (2) juveniles in the vehicle, one of which was transported to Norfolk Detention Center by the Northampton County Sheriff’s Office and the other being released.  There are charges pending in Maryland.

The Accomack County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Virginia State Police, Onley Police Department, Northampton County Sheriff’s Office, VMRC, Exmore Police Department, Eastville Police Department, Virginia Beach Police Department and the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel Police.

The investigation in to this incident is continuing and anyone with information on this or any other crime is asked to contact the Accomack County Sheriff’s Office at (757) 787-1131 or (757) 824-5666 or tips may be submitted at accomackcountysheriffsoffice.org.