Elk Grove carjacking ends in fiery crash on I-57

A suspect is in custody and being questioned by police after a carjacking Tuesday morning in Elk Grove Village that ended with a fiery crash on Interstate 57 on Chicago's South Side.

The armed carjacking of a Chevrolet Corvette at 2700 Elmhurst Road was reported just before 5 a.m., authorities said.

Two offenders displayed a handgun and took the Corvette and no injuries were reported by the owner of the stolen vehicle, police Chief Chuck Walsh said.

Later, Country Club Hills police spotted the Corvette and attempted a traffic stop, but the driver sped away and led them on a 20-minute pursuit that ended in a crash after 9 a.m. on northbound I-57 at Wentworth Avenue, according to Captured News, a breaking news wire service.

Investigators recovered one weapon from the crash scene along the expressway, Walsh said.

The chief said Elk Grove police investigators were en route to interview the suspect involved in the crash Tuesday afternoon after he was released from the hospital. Authorities at the Country Club Hills Police Department were doing a fingerprint check to verify his identity, and possible charges are pending, Walsh said.