Illinois Woman Tried Eluding Deputies At 100 MPH: Report

RACINE COUNTY, WI -- Authorities in Racine County say they arrested an Illinois woman for her sixth drunk driving offense after she led police on a 100 mile-per-hour chase just before 1 a.m. Thursday.

According to the Racine County Sheriff's office, Allison Hood, 45, of Wadsworth, Illinois, was arrested on suspicion of her sixth drunk driving offense, fleeing an officer, operating with a revoked license and failing to stop at two stop signs.

Officials said that a deputy on patrol near the area of Highway 31 and 5 Mile Road in Caledonia spotted a driver going 70 miles per hour in a 45 mile-per-hour zone just before 1 a.m. Deputies said they tried stopping the driver, who accelerated away from law enforcement at speeds greater than 100 miles per hour while also ignoring a stop sign at Highway G.

According to authorities, the driver, later identified as Hood, crossed Highway 31 just before the pursuing deputy lost sight of her vehicle. According to reports, Hood's vehicle then veered off the road and struck a tree in the field on the east side of Highway 32 at its intersection with Highway 31.

Officials said that Hood had to be extricated from her vehicle by rescue personnel and transported to the hospital. She reportedly broke her right leg in multiple places and was admitted to the hospital. While at the hospital Hood told deputies that she saw the lights from the Sheriff squad but chose to drive off because she knew she did not have a valid driver’s license. Deputies reported smelling alcohol on Hood and found an open bottle of liquor in the vehicle.

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