Prosecutors say a late-night panic alarm at a Bloomingdale convenience store turned into a high-speed moped chase on I-355, a gas station crash, and now a Glendale Heights man sitting in jail with no pretrial release.
According to a press release from the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office, as reported by FOX 32 Chicago, 34-year-old Dillon Burgett of Glendale Heights is accused of leading officers on a pursuit that topped about 85 mph early Friday. The chase allegedly started at the Circle K on East Army Trail Road in Bloomingdale and ended with a crash at a nearby gas station.
Burgett is charged with two counts of aggravated fleeing and eluding, driving under the influence, driving without a valid license, and other traffic offenses. Prosecutors say his blood-alcohol content was 0.206, more than twice the legal limit, and he is due back in court on May 4…