Bridgeview Man Leads Evergreen Park Cops On 98mph Chase: Police

EVERGREEN PARK, IL -- A Bridgeview man was arrested after he led police on a high speed chase through Evergreen Park, prosecutors said. Lane McBride, 25, appeared before Cook County Judge Peter Felice on felony charges of aggravated fleeing and eluding, possession of a stolen motor vehicle and driving while license revoked. He is also facing misdemeanor counts of criminal damage to property and has a pending battery case.

Around 11:09 p.m. March 28, Evergreen Park police ran a license plate of a white Pontiac that showed the car stolen out of Worth, the prosecutor said. Officers stopped the car. The front seat passenger provided an ID but the driver, later identified as McBride, reportedly did not have an ID. The prosecutor said McBride refused to get out of the car and began driving away, heading north on Tripp and east on 95th Street.

During the chase, police reported McBride reaching speeds of 98mph in and 30mph speed zone. The prosecutor said the chase ended when McBride crashed in an alley behind Utica Avenue in Evergreen Park, where he damaged three fences.

The assistant public defender told the judge that McBride has physical issues and requested a Cermak Hospital order.

“I don’t see any blood coming out of him,” Felice said. “That’s for the sheriff to decide.”

McBride has an arrest warrant for pending battery case in DuPage. Bail was set at $5,000 and he is to appear in court April 6 at the Leighton Criminal Courts Building in Chicago. Bail for the criminal damage charges is $30,000 with an April 9 court appearance in Bridgeview.

The judge set bail for the felony aggravated fleeing and eluding charge at $250,000. McBride’s is due in court April 16 in Bridgeview.