CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- Chicago police are expected to file charges in connection with a carjacking Monday on the Dan Ryan Expressway near Bridgeport.
A 22-year-old man will face gun and vehicle trespassing charges and a minor will face two counts of aggravated hijacking and aggravated use of a weapon, according to a tweet from Chicago police spokesman Anthony Gueglielmi.
CPDs carjacking task force also filing charges today in connection with yesterday's dangerous incident on Dan Ryan Expressway. A 22 yr old suspect will face gun & vehicle trespass charges and a juvenile will face 2 counts of aggravated hijacking & aggravates use of a weapon. https://t.co/hOMQk6VYnK
— Anthony Guglielmi (@AJGuglielmi) February 25, 2020Officers spotted a stolen silver-colored Nissan and tried to pull it over at 2:22 a.m. in the 6300 block of South Yale Avenue in Englewood, according to Chicago police. The Nissan, which was taken in south suburban Calumet Park, took off north on I-94.
It crashed at about 2:30 a.m. on the Dan Ryan near 35th Street, police said. Someone who was in the Nissan then forced the driver out of a nearby black Honda Civic and went northbound on the expressway.
The driver was an IDOT employee who just ended his shift, according to Illinois Department of Transportation spokesperson Maria Castaneda.
Officers took two males into custody at the scene, police said.
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