Man accused of hitting 2 pedestrians, 2 officers while fleeing from police in western suburbs arrested

BERWYN, Ill. — Authorities say a man who allegedly struck four people, including two officers, during a police chase in the western suburbs last month is now facing felony charges.

Berwyn police said Terrance Whitley is facing a handful of felony charges in connection with the incident, including one count of failure to remain at the scene of a personal injury or fatal motor vehicle accident, two counts of aggravated battery to a peace officer and two counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon by a felon.

Officers said the charges were handed down after Whitley was identified as the driver allegedly involved in a car chase that left several people injured over a month earlier.

According to police, at around 6 p.m. on Oct. 4, North Riverside police attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a car, which was allegedly being driven by Whitley, near North Riverside Park Mall, but the driver ignored the officer and continued northbound along Harlem Avenue.

Officers said during the chase, the driver allegedly hit a 55-year-old man in the 2300 block of Harlem Avenue. The victim was later taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.

Officers said following the crash, the driver fled from the vehicle on foot before he allegedly hijacked another vehicle.

While attempting to flee in the hijacked vehicle, the suspect allegedly hit two police officers and another civilian, police said.

Both officers and the civilian were taken to the hospital and treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

The driver eventually abandoned the vehicle in the 2200 block of Grove Avenue and fled the scene on foot. Authorities set up a perimeter and searched the area but were unsuccessful.

Whitley was taken into custody in the 6400 block of South Rockwell Street in Chicago, just after 8:15 a.m. on Wednesday by U.S. Marshalls and members of the Berwyn Police Department.

Whitley is currently being held at the Berwyn Police Department and officers said charges against him are pending.

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