What started as a late‑night liquor grab at a Winfield gas station turned into a nearly 30‑mile high‑speed chase that tore through St. Charles County before ending in St. Peters early Thursday, authorities say.
According to investigators, two men drove from the Peoria area to Winfield, where an employee at the Casey’s store reported a liquor theft around 3 a.m. Deputies later spotted the suspects’ car at a nearby Fast Lane station, but when a deputy tried to stop them, the occupants jumped back into the vehicle and took off, as reported by KMOV.
The pursuit headed south on Highway 79 into St. Charles County and, authorities say, turned dangerously chaotic. Officers report the stolen vehicle at times swerved into oncoming lanes, hit speeds close to 100 mph, and ultimately had to be stopped with spike strips. A passenger is said to have leaned a cellphone out the window and recorded portions of the chase.
High‑Speed Pursuit, Spike Strips And A Rolling Video
Lincoln County Sheriff Rick Harrell said deputies stayed on the suspects as the chase escalated and that at one point the fleeing vehicle forced another driver off the road. Harrell did not mince words about the decision to run…