Driver of stolen car arrested after fleeing police, crashes into ditch on I-355 in Cook County
CHICAGO (CBS) – A driver was arrested after attempting to flee police in a stolen car during a traffic stop on Interstate 290 Sunday morning.
Illinois State Police said around 3:10 a.m., troopers attempted to make a traffic stop on a stolen car, a silver Ford, on westbound I-290 at Damen. The driver then fled onto westbound I-88.
The driver of the stolen car lost control on the westbound ramp from I-88 to southbound I-355. The car left the roadway and struck the ditch, ISP said.
The driver, and sole occupant, was placed into custody.
No further information was immediately available.
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