BELVIDERE, Ill. (WTVO) — A driver who was ejected from the Hard Rock Casino on Sunday is dead after leading police on a high-speed chase to Belvidere and crashing into a utility pole.
The Boone County Sheriff’s Office reported that Christian Alexander Castillo, 30, of East Troy, Wisconsin, was removed from the Hard Rock Casino early Sunday morning and fled from Winnebago County Sheriff’s deputies. At 4:33 a.m., Castillo was reported to be heading east on Business 20 toward Belvidere.
Police said Castillo was believed to be driving under the influence of alcohol when he was spotted entering Belvidere by a Boone County deputy. Authorities said Castillo was driving at a high rate of speed even before the deputy turned on his emergency lights and sirens…