(WBBM NEWSRADIO) — Charges are being tallied up for a West Chicago man who led police on an unusual pursuit Wednesday afternoon in northwest Indiana.
The initial call to police was for a Chevrolet pickup with Illinois plates. It was going 5 mph in the right lane on southbound Interstate 65 near Lowell.
A trooper spotted the truck and tried to pull it over. Indiana State Police said the driver nearly hit pedestrians and a semi-truck that was disabled on the shoulder. Authorities said the driver sped away — at about 10 mph — and led police on a very slow-speed pursuit.
Troopers deployed stop sticks. They said the driver intentionally swerved toward them and continued on with a deflated front tire.
More stop sticks were deployed. Again, policesaid, the driver intentionally swerved toward a trooper, started ramming police vehicles and even drove northbound on the southbound lanes before being forced onto a grassy ditch.
Three state police cars were damaged, as was one sheriff’s vehicle, before the pickup became disabled.
A police K-9 was set loose before the man was arrested.
Thomas J. Sanhamel, a 45-year-old from West Chicago, was treated for minor injuries and is locked up in the Lake County Jail.
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