Police Seek Driver Who Rammed Squad Car, Led Lake County Police Chase

SPRING GROVE, IL — Authorities are asking for the public's help in locating a driver accused of using his pickup truck to ram a police squad car and then leading authorities on a chase across Lake County over the weekend.

Officers with the Sugar Grove Police Department first attempted to stop the 2005 Ford F350 pickup truck at about 12:30 a.m. Saturday on State Park Road in Spring Grove, according to a news release. The driver did not pull over and ended up driving his vehicle into the patrol car while trying to flee the scene, police said.

The driver then lead police on a chase that crossed over the border into Wisconsin and ended in Waukegan where the driver crashed their vehicle, Spring Grove Police Department Detective Eric Decker told Patch in an email response Tuesday. Spring Grove is more than 25 miles from Waukegan.

The driver then fled on foot and is still at large, authorities said Tuesday.

Anyone who can provide police with information that would assist them with identifying and arresting the driver are asked to call the Spring Grove Police Department at 815-675-2596. Anonymous tips can also be made online.