Driver Runs Down Ill. Police Officer Deploying Spike Strip During Chase

March 21, 2025

A Brooklyn police officer putting down a spike strip during a high-speed pursuit nearly had his thumb severed when he was struck in the hand, leg and foot by a driver who fled a traffic stop.

By Mark Schlinkmann

Source St. Louis Post-Dispatch

A Brooklyn Police Officer Putting Down A Spike Strip During A High Speed Chase Nearly Had His Thumb Severed When He Was Struck In The Hand, Leg And Foot By A Driver Who Fled A Traffic Stop

MADISON COUNTY, IL — A driver fleeing a traffic stop hit and seriously injured a Metro East police officer after he laid down a spike strip, authorities say.

Prosecutors in Madison County on Thursday announced that multiple felony chargtes had been filed against Kendall Brown, 27, of Florissant, in connection with the incident Sunday morning.

Madison County State's Attorney Thomas Haine said in a news release that Brown's 2012 Hyundai struck Brooklyn Officer Josh Dallas' leg and hand, nearly severing his thumb, and ran over his foot. Dallas was treated at a hospital and released.

Dallas was hit on Illinois Highway 3 near Venice about 5 a.m.

The series of events began when another Brooklyn officer tried to stop Brown at another location but he drove off, said Brian Brueggemann, a spokesman for Haine.

Haine's office said the high-speed pursuit continued across the McKinley Bridge into St. Louis. Brown was arrested at Goodfellow Boulevard and Lillian Avenue, more than two miles northwest of the bridge.

In an unrelated incident, a St. Louis police officer, Nathan Spiess, underwent a partial leg amputation after he was hit by a car Monday on Interstate 70 in north St. Louis.

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