LAWRENCE/CRAWFORD COs., Ill.---A white vehicle stolen from Lawrenceville's Mach 1 gas station/convenience store has been involved in a high-speed chase on Route 1 through Crawford County tonight, this at about 9:20 p.m.
According to sources in the area, the vehicle was taken from the Mach 1 lot shortly before 9 p.m., and the driver proceeded on Route 1 north, with police in eventual pursuit at speeds of 100 mph.
Stop sticks were deployed in the Trimble area, but not before another vehicle---reportedly a police car---was struck by the fleeing one, being described as a 2003 Ford Taurus.
The stop sticks were reported effective at about 9:25, and the vehicle, which proceeded on busted tires, continued until it began smoking, at which point the driver stopped and bailed.
Police are looking for him at this time. Keep checking back.