EAST CAPE GIRARDEAU, Ill. (WJPF) – One person is under arrest after a police chase that started in Missouri and ended in Illinois.
Cape Girardeau Police initially tried to pull over the vehicle late Tuesday near South Sprigg Street and Highway 74. The driver sped off, crossing the Mississippi River Bridge into Illinois.
The car chase ended on the Illinois side of the river near Route 3 when the driver jumped out of the vehicle, ran on foot for a time, and tried swimming in a diversionary channel.
The suspect was arrested and faces multiple charges in Missouri.
