What started as a routine overnight traffic stop in the western suburbs turned into a high-speed chase spanning multiple towns, ending quietly near Jorie Plaza with a Chicago driver in handcuffs, prosecutors say.
Around 2:00 a.m. Tuesday, a Hinsdale officer tried to pull over a 2013 Ford Fiesta that allegedly had no rear license plate. Instead of stopping, the driver took off, triggering a pursuit that wound through Hinsdale, Oak Brook and Downers Grove before officers boxed in the car near Jorie Plaza. Prosecutors have identified the driver as 28-year-old Claude Miles of Chicago, who now faces multiple felony counts.
Miles, who lives on the 5400 block of North Kenmore Avenue in Chicago, has been charged with two counts of aggravated fleeing and eluding and one count of possession of burglary tools. The attempted traffic stop began near Ogden Avenue and Pasquinelli Drive before the Fiesta sped away, according to Shaw Local.
How the pursuit unfolded
Hinsdale officers initially followed from a distance while Oak Brook police joined the chase on 31st Street. Prosecutors say officers deployed stop sticks at 31st Street and Midwest Road, but even with the spike strips, the Fiesta kept going and ran a red light…