The Brief
- Two women from Elmwood Park and Des Plaines are charged after allegedly leading Oak Brook police on a high-speed chase Saturday night.
- Authorities say one driver reached speeds of more than 104 mph before crashing, while the second driver interfered with the pursuit and later crashed into a police squad car.
- A judge ordered both women to remain in custody.
DUPAGE COUNTY, Ill. – Two suburban Chicago women are facing felony charges after prosecutors say they led police on a high-speed chase that ended in two crashes, including one involving a police squad car.
Oak Brook police chase charges
Vanessa Mejia, 29, of Elmwood Park, and Magaly Valencia, 21, of Des Plaines, appeared in court Sunday morning, where a judge ordered them to remain in custody pending trial.
Mejia is charged with one count of aggravated fleeing and eluding, a Class 4 felony, along with multiple misdemeanor and petty traffic offenses.
Valencia faces the same aggravated fleeing and eluding charge, multiple misdemeanor and petty traffic offenses, and an additional Class 4 felony charge of concealing or aiding a fugitive.
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