Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested a Gurnee man overnight after driving more than 50 miles per hour over the speed limit and fleeing.
A Lake County Sheriff’s Deputy was conducting speed enforcement in the area of Route 41 and Wadsworth Road in Wadsworth about 10:15 p.m. Thursday, September 19, 2024. The deputy observed a Ford pickup truck traveling southbound at a very high speed. The deputy clocked the Ford at 104 MPH in a 50 MPH zone.
The deputy conducted a traffic stop and spoke to the driver, identified as Austin M. Williams, 47, of the 5100 block of Red Pine Avenue, Gurnee. While speaking to Williams, the deputy informed him that he needed to exit his vehicle. Instead of complying, Williams fled in his vehicle at a high rate of speed. The deputy lost sight of Williams’ Ford as he fled westbound on Stearns School Road in Gurnee.
Lake County Sheriff’s Telecommunicators alerted area police departments of the incident. At approximately 11:10 p.m., Gurnee Police Officers located the Ford unoccupied in the area of Red Pine Avenue and Alpine Court in Gurnee. Sheriff’s deputies responded and requested a tow truck for the Ford, which was identified as the Ford that Williams had been driving.
When the tow truck arrived at the scene, a juvenile approached on foot. The juvenile walked toward the Ford and demanded to drive it away from the scene, claiming it was his and not involved in any previous incident. Sheriff’s deputies repeatedly told the juvenile he needed to leave and go home; however, the juvenile refused. Sheriff’s deputies then placed the juvenile into custody.
Shortly after the juvenile was placed into custody, Williams approached the scene on foot. Williams appeared very agitated and demanded the juvenile’s release. He walked toward the scene with his fists clenched and was told by sheriff’s deputies to stop. When Williams refused to follow their directions, a sheriff’s deputy grabbed hold of his arm. Williams aggressively pulled his arm away from the deputy and continued moving toward the scene. Lake County Sheriff’s deputies deployed an electronic control device (Taser) to subdue Williams and took him into custody.
Williams was transported to the Lake County Jail and charged with the following misdemeanors:
Resisting a Peace Officer
Obstructing a Peace Officer
Reckless Driving
Aggravated Speeding (104 MPH in a 50 MPH Zone)
Speeding in a Construction Zone
Fleeing and Eluding
Williams was processed at the jail and released. He is due in court on November 6, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. in Courtroom C207.
All defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.
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