2 suspects charged with retail theft after fleeing Vernon Hills police, causing crash that left suspect impaled by fence in Mettawa

Lake & McHenry County Scanner ^ | 14 mar 2023 | Sam Borcia

[DUMBGRUNT]

The three swept items, worth over $5,000, off the shelves into bags before fleeing the store in a gray 2018 Kia Optima, Katris said.

Officers spotted the vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed.

The Kia ran a red light at Route 60 and Hawthorn Hills Square and officers terminated the chase, Katris said...

The Kia left the roadway on the southeast corner of the intersection and drove into a wooden fence.

...The third retail theft suspect, a female, who was the front seat passenger of the Kia, was impaled by a wooden fence post.

Officers performed first aid and used an automated external defibrillator on the woman, who was unresponsive.

[EinNYC]

Gee, why am I not surprised?

[.44 Special]

Obviously it’s Halal and not Kosher.
I do have one about the impalement. When it came time to remove the fence rail did they simply pull it out or push it all the way through? Just thought I’d ask.

[Myrddin]

In a parallel universe yesterday, my wife received a call from Idaho State Police requesting assistance. They were pursuing a Kia Optima at speeds over 110 MPH southbound on Yellowstone Ave. My wife's officers placed a spike strip. That blew the tires. The two suspects made a run for it. Minutes later they came up on the air...two at gunpoint. Two boys, 15 and 16 years old had stolen the Kia. Inside the car, a Sig P365 was recovered. Also stolen. My wife called the sheriff's office to ask if they had a report of a stolen gun. They did. Serial numbers matched. Stolen gun entered into NCIC and record updated with "recovered".

[Zhang Fei]

[—”Kia, The Official Vehicle Of Fleeing Felons™️.”

And no mention of where it was stolen from???]

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Back in the day, the automobile of choice for the thrifty yet discerning felon was the Hyundai Excel, put through its paces in a very arresting video starring Rodney King.