ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — A gang member and convicted felon was arrested by police after officers deflated his tires during a chase through Rockford that reached 98 mph in the overnight hours on Sunday morning.
According to court records, a Winnebago County Sheriff’s deputy attempted to stop a 2010 Dodge Caliber near Euclid Avenue and W. State Street on Sunday, August 16, around 4:10 a.m.
The deputy reported that the vehicle did not stop and the driver accelerated away, reaching 98 mph in a 45 mph zone on Springfield Avenue. Another deputy was able to throw a tire deflation device in the driver’s path at Prairie Road, but the vehicle continued east, disregarding multiple signals, court records show…