(WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- A Florida man is facing a number of charges after allegedly leading police on a high-speed chase in a stolen car in Elmhurst and Villa Park on Thursday.
Omar Castro, 22, of Riverview, was driving a stolen car with a suspended license when he sped away from an Elmhurst police officer around 8:30 p.m., authorities said. He ran red lights on Route 83 and reached speeds of about 100 miles per hour in a construction zone, officials said.
At one point the motorist made a U-turn, and the chase went the other way.
An officer reportedly lost sight of the car but it was found abandoned a short time later. Then, Castro was arrested about a block away after a struggle with police, authorities said.
He’s charged with aggravated fleeing and eluding, a felony, among other charges. Castro’s bond was set at $100,000.
“Time and again we have observed subjects in a stolen vehicle go on to commit future acts of violence,” Villa Park Police Chief Michael Rivas said. “That is why if a stolen vehicle is observed, we will do all we can to take that subject into custody as safely, and swiftly, as possible.”
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