HAMMOND, IL-(Effingham Radio)- A Villa Grove man is in jail following a high-speed chase through three counties.
Authorities say it started in Atwood, when 26-year-old Eric Borbash hit a car and fled the scene.
The chase when into Champaign County and then into Piatt County where police put spike strips down, which penetrated Borbash’s tires, forcing him to reduce speed.
He was finally taken into custody near Hammond and charged with aggravated fleeing and eluding, driving under the influence, and leaving the scene of a crash.