Man arrested after allegedly striking 4 people, including 2 police officers, in Berwyn hit-and-run

By Cody King
Published  October 9, 2024 3:15pm CDT
FOX 32 Chicago

Terrance Whitley was arrested after allegedly striking a pedestrian, two police officers, and another person in Berwyn before fleeing last month. (FOX 32/Berwyn PD)

The Brief 

    • Terrance Whitley was arrested after allegedly striking a pedestrian, two police officers, and another person with a car in Berwyn before fleeing last month.
    • Whitley is accused of hijacking a vehicle after a hit-and-run crash and later abandoning it, leading to a search by authorities.
    • He is being held by Berwyn police, with charges pending from the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office.

BERWYN, Ill. - A driver accused of striking multiple people in Berwyn, including two police officers, and stealing a vehicle has been arrested.

Terrance Whitley was taken into custody on Wednesday at 8:15 a.m. in the 6400 block of South Rockwell, in Chicago, according to Berwyn police. He's charged with the following: 

  • One felony count of vehicular hijacking
  • One felony count of failure to remain at the scene of a personal injury or fatal motor vehicle accident
  • One felony count of aggravated battery - peace officer, policing volunteer, fireman, security officer - minor/no injury - no dangerous weapon
  • One felony count of aggravated battery - peace officer, policing volunteer, fireman, security officer - minor/no injury
  • One felony count of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon by felon
  • One felony count of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon/machine gun by felon

His arrest comes after Berwyn police partnered with U.S. Marshals and identified him as the driver involved in an incident on Sept. 4, authorities said.

North Riverside police attempted to conduct a traffic stop near North Riverside Park Mall, but the vehicle, allegedly driven by Whitley, did not stop and continued north on Harlem Avenue.

The vehicle struck a pedestrian, a 55-year-old man, in the 2300 block of Harlem Avenue, police said. The victim was taken to an area hospital and had life-threatening injuries.

Whitley ran from the vehicle, hijacked another and struck two police officers and one civilian, police said. He then abandoned the stolen vehicle in the 2200 block of Grove Avenue and ran from the scene.

Both police officers and the civilian were taken to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Despite setting up a perimeter, authorities were not able to immediately locate Whitley after the incident.

Whitley is being held at the Berwyn Police Department and the Cook County State's Attorney's Office approved the charges.

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The Source

  • The information in this article was provided by the Berwyn Police Department.