A deputy tries to serve a warrant. She hits 110 mph to avoid it. Then the highway wins. >> I was It came here and it came up in here. >> she was going to crush me, bro. >> Okay. >> On January 28th, 2026, just after 4:00 in the afternoon in Channahon, Illinois, a deputy spots a woman he knows is wanted on a Grundy County warrant driving south on I-55. He closes the distance and activates his lights. Her response isn't to pull over. It's to hit the accelerator. >> Still speeds about 110. Lights are out. Grundy, it looks like we 10-50'd into the ditch. 10-50'd into the ditch. Will County's right here. >> 10-50'd into the ditch. Yeah, with Will County. What's the location? >> LET ME SEE YOUR HANDS! LET ME SEE YOUR HANDS! HANDS! HANDS! NOW! HANDS! HANDS! GET ON THE GROUND! ON THE GROUND NOW! GET ON THE GROUND! GET ON THE GROUND! GET ON THE GROUND! >> 10-50'D INTO THE DITCH. 10-50'D INTO E26 at mile marker 255. What's your location? >> 125 at mile marker 255. >> Why are you running? >> Well, of course you guys do this to me all the time. Why? I didn't do anything to you people. >> Get up. Why are you running? >> Cuz >> That's smart, huh? Just picking up charges left and right. >> Hey, I got a lot of stuff in my right hand. >> All right. Roll over to your side. Stand up. >> need to throw me on the ground. That was unnecessary. >> Okay, well >> You didn't have to run and put everyone in danger. >> Right. Grundy, you have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to talk to a lawyer and have them present with you while you're being questioned. If you cannot afford to hire a lawyer, one will be appointed to represent you before any questioning if you wish. Do you need an ambulance? >> No. >> No. >> You can decide at any time to answer or exercise your right to not answer any questions or make any statements. Do you understand? >> Can I get my phone so I can call my lawyer? >> No. You can from the jail. >> Okay, well I'm saying this in the car. >> That's fine. >> Fine. It's a female. That's fine. Do you need an ambulance or no? Do you have anything illegal on you? Nothing in the car illegal? Would you you throw something out the window? No, you just ran cuz, huh? You're right, you do have warrants. Nope, female does not have to search you. I have several other people here. All I did was pat you down for weapons, right? Huh? Yeah, you're going to come get in my car. Hey, uh Hold on. Hey Paul, can you can you just hold her for a second? I'm going to get my car off the highway to put her in it. God, that was all that for a warrant? You know you're going to get you were going to get a court date and walk out, right? Not anymore, no. Oh, you're probably going to sit for a while now. You got a warrant for a class X, a warrant for a class one now. Aggravated eluding, reckless driving, all the above. It doesn't matter. This ain't Will County, you're going to Grundy. Well, actually You did. I did it. I just have a warrant for you. No. I have a warrant for you for my case, so. I did it. It's all on camera. Cool. You were standing there, right? She said I I put her my hands on her, but You might want to have state come out here to do a report. Uh, she took out the cables along the side of the highway. What's going on? >> She just hit side of my car, man. >> I didn't This She I was >> It came here and it came up in here. I thought she was going to crush me, bro. >> Okay. >> Like I was thinking I'm sorry, like >> No, you're good. Come here. Let's get out of the road. >> been in a situation like this, man. >> So, she was running >> Yeah, I can't tell. I know. >> Um >> I'm not I'm not stupid. >> So, what I'm going to do since this is 55, I'm going to have state police come out >> Yes. >> and we're going to get an accident report >> Okay. >> for you. I'm going to come over >> Okay. >> and look at the damage on your car here, too. Let's go ahead. That's good. Yeah, admin. >> I was right there when the car smashed that thing. Like I got four kids, man. I got >> I do have a vehicle out here that did uh get hit with pieces of the guardrail that is going to want a report from the state. >> I can't hear you. >> And my daughter's car was in the center of the cup holder. I need that stuff, like Please make sure I >> I've always been decent with you. Every single time. Every single time I've always been decent with you. Okay, I'm going to get your stuff. I'm not Because you have a warrant from my case. >> Why though? Like I don't >> Because you didn't go to court. >> You've been waiting on the side of the highway for me to drive by? >> No, I've been in Channahon all day. That's where I That's my department. That's where I work. >> That's where you work, huh? >> I'm there all the time. I've never seen you. Oh, that's where I work. >> I've never seen you so long and I'm up and down that road every day. But anyway, I I don't want you to arrest me so much while I'm out here looking so bad, like >> I know. Well, here's here's Stephanie. Stephanie. Here's what I'm going to tell you. I have a job to do, okay? >> I get it. >> You have a warrant for my case, okay? >> it. Wait. >> I Which means it's signed by a judge that I am to take you into custody for it. And you were going to just go for it You literally it was it's a court date and now we've got all this mess. >> I I make a lot of mess anyway, like I just I'm just trying to survive. Like I don't have anybody. I have no one. I have no one. >> Okay. Okay. Okay. Do >> you have anything on you hidden or anything? Did you eat anything? >> No, I didn't eat anything. >> Okay. >> I I'm going to lie. It's been like 6 days. >> Okay. Okay. Listen. Okay, we're going to get this taken >> car is old stock, like >> We're going to get it taken care of, okay? All right. Okay, so he's got all your He's got like four phones. >> I only have two phones. >> I don't know. He's got a bunch of phones out of there. >> I actually just fixed this one. >> So, your your He said you got your debit cards, all that stuff. It's all in your backpack. >> Okay. >> Okay. So, >> There's one particular debit card >> I can tell you what. You I'm going to be 100% honest with you, okay? You made this so much worse >> I'm sorry. >> because here's here's the thing now. Your warrants in Grundy County were processed for release. You were just going to get a court date. But now you have a whole laundry list of charges in Will County that are felonies because of this. Which you wouldn't have had. >> No, I know. I was trying to get my >> Like literally, I was literally just going to I seen you go past and I was going to take you in, get you a new court date. That was it. >> I wanted to turn myself in. I didn't I've been working on things to get all my finances and all my stuff in order because I got to go to Like I said, it's just It's more than just running, like there's My dog is all I have and he's all I got. I have all of him. >> When you took off, I was like, "God damn it." Not going to lie. Cuz this isn't how I wanted to end my day. >> No, I didn't either. I I'm trying to get everything in the >> And I get that. >> I should have never came back here. I let you catch us doing good and being good >> You know, I wish you wouldn't have took off on me cuz this this would have We would have been almost done. We would have been done, you know? But it sucks. This is this is where we're at. >> Can I even arm my phone so I can get somebody to come get me? I live in Romeoville. >> So, when I can't let you do it right now. When we get down there, I can't give you a ride home. When we get down there, you'll be able to make all the phone calls you want. Okay? So, give me a minute. All right, man. He's You all your stuff. Going to get you taken care of. I'm sorry. >> Hey, don't be sorry. >> Uh there's there's Glad you're all right, man. Uh it is unfortunately sometimes it is what it is. I'm I feel bad that your car got messed up. >> Yeah, did she have insurance? >> Yeah. >> Okay, good. >> Yeah, he's going to do your report. >> Are they going to give me her insurance information? >> Yeah, it's all going to be on the report. He's going to give you the uh your copy, and then he's got to come down to the jail to get your information. >> I just called my insurance company, right? >> You shouldn't even have called yours. You could call hers. >> Uh okay. I've never been in this situation. >> Yeah, no, you should just be able to call hers and say [clears throat] cuz her insurance is going to You'll give them They'll ask you some questions, too, about what's on there. So, all right. >> I'm glad you're okay, sir. >> Hey, you did a good job. You did good. I mean, she hurt herself. >> All right. >> Search of the vehicle turned up [music] used glass pipes and a bag of white rocky substance that field tested positive for cocaine, 3.6 g. A grand jury indicted her [music] on two class four felonies, aggravated fleeing and eluding, and possession of a controlled substance. [music] No plea has been entered. No conviction. The case is still open. [music] A missed court date triggered a warrant earlier this year, quashed in August after she complied with a drug test. It's now headed [music] to specialty drug court, with the next hearing set for the end of the month. 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