A vehicle was stolen from a Vandalia Dealership in the early morning hours on Tuesday with damage to the dealership. And, a police chase of the suspect ensued.
In a report from the Vandalia Police Department, Officer Redman states he was traveling west at about 1:30 this morning on Veterans Avenue in his squad car. And, as he approached the intersection of Veterans and Sunset Drive he observed a red and black Dodge Challenger traveling north bound and approaching the intersection. Officer Redman said he observed the vehicle had Illinois Dealer Plates. And, Officer Redman adds he had observed the same vehicle parked in the front show room of Hosick Motors at about 10 pm on Monday night. Officer Redman said he observed the vehicle was being driven by a male and he attempted to make a traffic stop. Officer Redman says the vehicle then began to flee at a high rate of speed—going 60 miles per hour at the railroad track overpass on Veterans Avenue near Subway in Vandalia and then continuing to accelerate up to 90 miles per hour. Officer Redman says the vehicle then turned onto 8th street and he says he then observed on his radar the vehicle reached 95 miles per hour. Officer Roedl joined in the attempt to stop the suspect, who would eventually make his way onto Randolph Street and then entered Interstate 70 via the west bound 61 exit. At that time, both Vandalia Officers terminated their attempt to stop the vehicle and provided a description for an alert to be issued.
The Vandalia Officers then drove back to Hosick Motors where they discovered the north glass double doors to the show room has been broken and propped open in order to remove the vehicle from the show room. Around this time, Fayette County Deputy Cook informed dispatch the Dodge Challenger was seen on the north shoulder of I-70 at about the 57 mile marker. The vehicle was observed by Vandalia Police and the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office to still be running with the lights on and they found the vehicle was not occupied. The vehicle was processed for any evidence. The matter remains under investigation at this time.
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