CHICAGO — A drunken driver was arrested after leading police on a chase that began in Indiana and ended outside a North Side police station after the car blew two tires and was only driving on rims Friday morning.
Indiana State Police started following a driver in Indiana whom they believed to be drunk, according to ISP District Chicago Master Sgt. Joe Stangl.
However, the motorist did not pull over and Indiana State Police pursued the driver until he reached Illinois, according to Stangl.
At 2:12 a.m., Illinois State Police took control of the pursuit as the driver traveled north on the Dan Ryan Expressway, Stangl said.
The driver entered northbound Lake Shore Drive and around 22nd Street, two tires on the 2007 Toyota car – one of which was the front right tire — blew and it continued traveling only on rims, Stangl said.
The driver exited Lake Shore Drive at West Belmont Avenue and at 2:30 a.m. — while still only driving on rims — finally stopped at West Addison Street and North Halsted Street where he was taken into custody without incident, Stangl said.
The Town Hall District police station is located at 3600 N. Halsted St. — at the intersection of Addison and Halsted.
The driver, a man in his 20s or 30s, was expected to be charged to be driving while under the influence, but charges have not been officially filed as of 5:25 a.m., Stangl said.
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