Sergio Ramirez Abeja, 43, allegedly kills daughter's stepfather Jorge Luis Villasenore, 39, then dies after high-speed police chase ends in crash, self-inflicted gunshot on Interstate 57 in Bridgeview, Illinois

Modified Date: 
Sat, 01/16/2016 - 5:31pm
Accident Date: 
Thursday, January 14, 2016

Police say man dead after killing daughter's stepfather, high-speed chase

The chase proceeded down 294 to Interstate 57 and was joined by the state police, Klimek said, adding, "There may have been other towns (chasing) along the way." Speeds of up to 85 mph were reportedly reached during the chase. After leading police southbound on Interstate 57, the suspect made a U-turn using a lane is in the median that is reserved for use by authorized vehicles, Klimek said. "One my officers tried to stop him by making a pit move, tapping the back of his car to make it spin, but was unsuccessful. Now they're northbound on I-57 and, at mile marker 329 near Peotone, my other officer hits him from behind, causing him to go into the left swale." The SUV apparently crashed through a number of steel fence posts before coming to rest in the median.

Armed man is said to have killed himself on I-57 during police chase

A man wanted for homicide reportedly killed himself just north of Peotone during a police chase along Interstate 57. According to police dispatch and officers on the scene, the man had multiple weapons in his vehicle and fired a weapon at least once. The chase began southbound sometime after 2 p.m. Around 2:30 p.m. the vehicle made a U-turn near the 315 exit in Bradley and headed north into Will County.

Police: Man kills daughter's stepdad before police chase, suicide on I-57

Klimek said Ramirez Abeja was the biological father of a woman who was in the house at the time of the shooting, who heard the shots, but did not see the incident. Jorge Luis Villasenore, who lived in the home in the 7400 block of Beloit, was the woman’s stepfather.
Type: Car Accident
People Involved: 
Jorge Luis Villasenore
Sergio Ramirez Abeja
Roadway: 
Interstate 57

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