Bethalto Resident Charged After Allegedly Causing Officer Injury In 90 MPH Chase
Officer injured during crash as a result of Bethalto man’s alleged high-speed flight from police after previously fleeing from Pontoon Beach PD.
BETHALTO – A Bethalto man accused of causing a police officer’s injury during a high-speed police chase remains in custody on his latest set of felony charges.Taylor J. Leonard, 32, of Bethalto, was charged on May 11, 2026 with three Class 4 felony counts of aggravated fleeing or attempting to elude a peace officer and a Class A misdemeanor count of driving while license is suspended.Leonard allegedly knowingly attempted to flee at over 21 miles per hour above the legal speed limit f...
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