A wanted suspect vehicle fleeing from police in Fox River Grove caused a three-vehicle crash that left one person injured and a mail truck rolled over on Route 14 in Barrington.
The Fox River Police Department responded just before 5:20 p.m. Thursday to the Jewel-Osco, 800 Northwest Highway, for a report of a vehicle in the parking lot wanted in a retail theft.
Fox River Grove Police Chief Eric Waitrovich said loss prevention was aware of a vehicle that committed a retail theft at the Jewel-Osco in Barrington earlier in the day.
An officer responded and spotted the vehicle in the Fox River Grove Jewel-Osco parking lot.
The officer attempted to stop the vehicle, a red 2016 Chevrolet sedan, and the car fled from the officer.
The Chevrolet traveled eastbound on Route 14 at a high rate of speed while driving recklessly, Waitrovich said.
Waitrovich said the officer was not actively pursuing the car but continued following at a safe distance.
The Barrington Police Department was notified that the car was heading into their jurisdiction.
The Chevrolet soon after caused a three-vehicle crash near Route 14 and Hart Road in Barrington.
The crash involved the Chevrolet along with a yellow Nissan and a USPS mail truck, Waitrovich said. The vehicles ended up in the ditch along Route 14.
The mail truck rolled over during the collision.
The driver of the mail truck, who was a technician with a local body shop that was working on repairing the truck, suffered minor injuries and was transported to the hospital, Waitrovich said.
The driver of the Chevrolet fled on foot eastbound along the railroad tracks from the scene.
Officers arrested the passengers of the Chevrolet and they were charged in the Barrington retail theft.
Waitrovich said multiple charges are pending on the driver, who escaped from the area but has since been identified.
A drone and a Lake County sheriff’s canine were used in the search for the suspect.
A large amount of alcohol was recovered from the Chevrolet, indicating that the suspects had committed multiple retail thefts throughout the area, Waitrovich said.