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Ogle County deputies apprehend UTV driver after lengthy pursuit

ROCHELLE, Ill. (WTVO) — Police in Ogle County arrested a 53-year-old UTV driver who was driving in the roadway, and then led deputies on a chase through several fields on Thursday night.

According to the Ogle County Sheriff’s Department, around 5:54 p.m. on October 16th, deputies attempted to stop a black Can-Am UTV in the 1000 block of S. White Road.

Authorities said the driver, Harold Thompson, of Rochelle, took off driving eastbound through an open field.

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Deputies were able to locate Thompson driving south on Church Road and then east on Kings Road before driving across several more fields before stoppping in a business entrance in the 1200 block of N. Caron Road, police said.

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Thompson was arrested and charged with aggravated fleeing to elude, speeding 21-25 mph over the speed limit, failure to stop at an intersection, operating an uninsured motor vehicle, operating a non-highway vehicle on the roadway, and reckless operation of a non-highway vehicle.

He was processed at the Ogle County Jail and then released with a notice to appear at a future court date.

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