CHICAGO (WLS) -- A 23-year-old man has now been charged with kidnapping and battery after a police pursuit Wednesday that began with a Palatine suburban assault investigation and ended when the vehicle crashed into a pole on Chicago's South Side, authorities said.
Chicago police said officers observed a vehicle that was wanted in connection with an incident earlier the same day and attempted to stop it during the afternoon rush hour.
Matthew N. Dominiak, 23, of Tinley Park has been charged with Aggravated Kidnapping, Aggravated Battery on a Public Way and Domestic Battery, police announced Saturday.
The video in the player above is from a previous report.
The suspect was wanted for allegedly assaulting a female victim and later forcing her back into a vehicle when she tried to flee, Palatine police said.
Around 2:15 p.m., officers responded to the "1500 block of N. Winslowe Drive after receiving a report of a male physically assaulting a female," according to police. They reportedly left the area in a Nissan Sentra.
Officials said around 2:31 p.m., "officers received a second call reporting a disturbance in the 400 block of E. Palatine Road," where "preliminary investigative information, including surveillance video, indicates that the female exited the vehicle and ran inside a convenience store, where she asked for help. The male followed her into the store, grabbed her, and forced her back into the vehicle before leaving the area."
According to Chicago police, officers pursued a wanted vehicle until it struck a pole and came to a stop in the 700 block of West Garfield Boulevard at about 4:26 p.m. Dominiak was taken into custody.
The department said the suspect was unharmed when taken into custody, and no other injuries were reported.
Scanner traffic during the pursuit indicated the vehicle was traveling southbound through the city.
"Southbound on Wentworth. Ran into CPD squad... didn't strike. He just ran away from them. Back on the Ryan," a dispatcher said in scanner audio.
Later, another transmission stated: "He's striking multiple cars to get around."
Illinois State Police said Palatine police are the lead agency in the case and that both ISP and the Chicago Police Department assisted with the incident.
Dominiak was scheduled to appear in cout Saturday.
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