OGLE COUNTY, Ill. (WTVO) — A 16-year-old teen was arrested for drunk driving and fleeing police after refusing to pull over and leading Ogle County authorities on a brief pursuit on Friday.
According to the Ogle County Sheriff’s Office, deputies attempted to stop a blue Jeep Grand Cherokee near the intersection of Freeport Road and W. Canada Road at 9:47 p.m. but the driver sped away, leaving the roadway and driving through the ditch multiple times while fleeing westbound.
The driver got away as police terminated the pursuit, authorities said. The Jeep was found a short time later parked in the ditch near the intersection of S. Brookville Road and W. Robin Road…