Man driving stolen tow truck leads police on chase through Chicago's south suburbs, South Side
Sauk Village police spotted the tow truck and tried to stop the driver, who sped away.
The police pursuit made its way from Sauk Village north to Chicago's South Side, off the Dan Ryan Expressway at 71st and State streets, where the driver slammed into a sedan and ran from the scene.
Officers found the driver about a block away, and he was arrested.
The sedan he hit sustained significant damage.
As of late Monday, there was no word on whether the sedan driver was hurt.
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