High speed vehicle pursuit ends near harbor freight, Downers Grove IL
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TrafficA high-speed vehicle pursuit began near Roosevelt and I-88, continuing southbound on Midwest Avenue, then moving onto I-290 local lanes at speeds around 100 mph. Police successfully deployed tire spikes, stopping the vehicle near Harbor Freight in Downers Grove.
Audio|Heard on: DuPage County DUCOMM Police 1S, 3S, 7S
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04:1
Transcript:
00:00
Bill, are you set up by the split?
00:04
Some Roosevelt ramp, so he takes I-88 move at the split.
00:10
Yeah, it looks like he's going to be taking I-88 eastbound from southbound on Midwest right now.
00:21
Last location, guys.
00:29
Just searching out the 88 right now, speed through about 75 to 80, traffic is moderate.
00:42
Currently, it's lane 2.
00:47
It looks like it's over here,
00:49
passenger side fire.
00:51
We'll just follow off for a lane one right now.
00:59
Next one, triple R,
01:02
and Douglas, Link 1, speeds are about a hundred.
01:07
Okay,
01:08
one, we just passed Karpana, coming up towards York, he might be taken to 99 for southbound.
01:19
Yep, it's like he might be taken to condition for southbound.
01:22
And he takes me out, we are supposed to get you to get you in a cell phone.
01:31
Speed is still about 100.
01:33
We're going to be approaching the bridge just about 30 seconds.
01:41
So we're going to be approaching the bridge.
01:47
We're going to be approaching the bridge soon.
01:51
It's 8.1 speed about 100 percent now.
01:58
Lane 2 right now, our spikes is available.
02:06
Lane 1 right now, but please take the express lanes 219.
02:15
Local lanes, he's committing to local lanes on 290.
02:22
All right,
02:24
uh, soon one, still at the local lanes, these are about 70, these not rents, you can hear it, parking,
02:31
for lane one.
02:33
Does their local lane 270 mounds for our?
02:37
Sorry.
02:40
Okay.
02:41
10.
02:44
Uh,
02:45
one.
02:46
Excuse me, please, excuse me, one.
02:52
1040 to blame 1
02:55
PURG PURG PURT right now is 90 smoud speed about 90 mph 12 hour
03:02
I'm 90 mph hour I'm 90 mph ra hour
03:08
State 1st,000 KING 1st,000 KAN5, excuse me as well, right there, and you're ready to repeat.
03:19
Traffic is heavy, speed until about 55, we're approaching 20% right now in lane number 4.
03:28
Car stops.
03:35
Stopping, he's stopping.
03:38
I don't think he can keep going.
03:40
These are 6 miles an hour.
03:44
60 miles per hour.
03:46
I'm going to send a bird alarm to your guys, MBCs.
03:50
Okay,
03:54
the 30.
03:58
The spike from the front tire, positive spike from the front tire.
04:00
Positive spike from the front tire.
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75th St, Downers Grove, IL 60516
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