A new fine could address the increasing number of motorists fleeing traffic stops in Naperville, Police Chief Jason Arres says.
In his annual midyear crime statistics report, Arres said his department had converted to a new system of tracking and reporting data to the state. While the change makes it difficult to compare year-to-year crime statistics, one thing they did observe was the escalating number of fleeing and eluding cases, he said.In the first six months of 2022, 68 incidents were recorded compared to 55 in the first six months of 2021 and 13 in 2022.
“It’s basically to recoup the cost of what the police department incurs to investigate that case criminally as well as administratively,” he said. Proving who was driving can be a challenge and time consuming, Arres said, even if police try to search security camera videos.Under the fine he is proposing, the owner of the vehicle will be responsible and the onus will be on them to prove the information is incorrect in court, he said.
Most traffic stops involve misdemeanor charges, Arres said. What’s alarming is that drivers aren’t pulling away because “I just don’t feel like stopping for police,” he said.
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