Police Pursue Two Motorcycles Over 100 MPH Near Jerseyville, Jerseyville IL
TrafficPolice are pursuing two motorcycles traveling northbound on Illinois River Road near Jerseyville. The motorcycles are driving at speeds over 100 miles per hour, sometimes reaching approximately 150 mph while passing other vehicles. Officers are concerned about the risk posed by the reckless driving to other road users and are attempting to intervene before an accident occurs.
Audio|Source: Jerseyville City Police / EMS
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4-06 just received a reckless driving complaint, two motorcycles traveling in excess of 100 mile an hour.
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Northbound,
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Illinois River Road, passing cars around Green Bay Hill.
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Northbound, Illinois River Road, two motorcycles.
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You're still down to gas station.
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They keep leaving the office now.
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I want to try and get down there, but they're traveling in the caller state. They said they bet they're doing 150 coming off the hill.
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Two motorcycles.
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Try and get down the F.S for they make it up here, but they're traveling those high speeds. They're going to be up there. They're going to be up there.
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Telly 119, I'm also southbound out of Hart.
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Sam.
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320, if you're in your truck, if you want to just sit just south town, maybe you can least go off down if we can't get stopped.
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Good spot around all these grain trucks, you know, that's slow down through here. Well, I guess they don't have to, but there's a good chance of slow down.
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That's important.
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One-ninety, I'm enrault from the office. I had to run back in for my body cam.
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Where do you want me to say that?
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Two on a B, thousands of drain trucks.
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I'd like to slowdown before one of our actual hard work detecting citizens get injured by their reckless driving.
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Ten forth.
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Parkinette sleeper. That we actually have a view of the straightway.
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I don't go put that far south.
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If we can't get him to stop, they're going to be continuing. I just would rather than blow down in that.
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Jerseyville, IL 62052
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