Homeland Security chopper aided local authorities as Oak Park man led high-speed chase through west suburbs – Chicago Tribune

An Oak Park person has been detained in Dupez County Jail, who has been accused with leading officers on chasing a vehicle, who reached a speed of 120 mph, spread several suburban cities and involved a homeland security helicopter aid police.

Rashad Simpson, a 21 -year -old from 1100 blocks of Washington Boleward at Oak Park, presented in court in Dupez County on Thursday, a police officer – a class 4 hooliganism – and with several misconduct and Paytm Traffic Offenses, a police officer – a police officer – a police officer was accused of leaving a news from the Atori’s office.

According to the release, around 10:53 pm on Wednesday, a Bansnville police officer allegedly visited a vehicle on Route 83 in the West Suburb, later scheduled to be operated by Simpson, passed at a high speed.

The officer started following the vehicle, a Honda Civic, Route 83 on the north side when the driver allegedly disregarded a red light on the route 83 and Foster Avenue made a U-turn and ran on the Southbound Route 83, said in release.

A dizzy pursuit began.

The officer chased the driver, allegedly reached a speed of more than 100 mph. Simpson weaving inside and outside the traffic and at a point, went to the shoulder of the road, said at a speed of about 120 mph, officials said in the release. He then moved towards the east on the interstate 290, where he went out on York Road and, traveling over 100 mph, “traveled south in the suburb of Elmharst, traveling more than 100 mph.


Officials said they continued fast-at an altruistic 100 mph-speed-almahrest, “disobeed many stop signs and traveled on one-way roads incorrectly.”

This motivated the authorities to pursue, “Out of safety concerns.”

But Simpson was reportedly located in North Avenue and Route 83, officials said in release. Therefore, a department of Homeland Security Helicopter began to follow Simpson.

Officials said Simpson then rushed the west to I-290 to the interstate 355, where he was connected to the interstate 390 and was a pre-traveled before to exit the Thorndale Avenue and was going to the North-East route 83.

“Simpson then parked his vehicle in front of a business in 1000 blocks of North Bass Road in Elk Grove village, when the police officers of Bensonville took him into custody.”

Berlin called Chase “derogatory”.

“Thankfully, no innocent pedestrians were injured or worse because he allegedly ran through the city.

Berlin explained in the release that last year, Duppage County saw an increase of 65% in increasing escape and increasing cases, calling it a “dangerous epidemic”.

However, the county prosecutor said that so far this year has decreased by 20% in those types, and said that the Duppage authorities continued to go after them that “make sure that we do not have a repetition of such dangerous behavior in 2024.”

Berlin said, “We will be warned, we will use every resource available for us in this case, including the use of a helicopter, to ensure that you have been arrested, charged and prosecuted.”

Simpson is scheduled to appear in court again on 18 March.

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