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The Review February 4, 2014
Car chase ends with arrest
Rockford woman wanted in Winnebago County on fleeing charge BY CHRISTI WARREN
DIXON – A Rockford woman was arrested after she led authorities on a car chase for more than 30 minutes through Lee County this morning. According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Department, a state police officer tried to stop Annette Wilson, 32, as she was driving on Interstate 88 east of Dixon at 10:30 a.m. Wilson
then sped away, police said. State police policy is not to pursue a person in a situation like that, Lt. John Biffany said. “You have to weigh the risk versus reward,” Biffany said. “We’re more likely to pursue a forcible felony suspect, such as someone wanted for murder or arson. It’s inherently dangerous to pursue. ... You run a lot of risks.”
Biffany said the trooper then used his radio to broadcast information about the car. That’s when the sheriff’s office took over. As Wilson exited I-88 at the Dixon interchange, a Lee County deputy saw her car, a gold 2005 Chevrolet Malibu, traveling south and east of Dixon on U.S. Route 52. Every agency, Biffany said, has a different policy on pursuing sus-
pects. Lee County’s policy, in this situation, allowed for pursuit. According to a sheriff’s office news release, the deputy followed Wilson as she turned south on Nachusa Road, east on U.S. Route 30, and north onto Route 52 again. Deputies laid out spike strips, but Wilson avoided them and continued heading north. CHASE CONTINUED ON 2
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