Bloomington man arrested after car chase

A Bloomington man led the IU Police Department, the Bloomington Police Department and the Indiana State Police on a chase throughout the city Saturday while his 86-year-old mother was in the passenger seat, police said.

At 3:51 p.m. IUPD Sgt. Don Schmuhl saw a red van hit another vehicle and leave out of Memorial Stadium’s parking lot near 17th Street and Woodlawn Avenue, IUPD Captain Jerry Minger said, reading from a police report.

The vehicle’s driver was 47-year-old Edward Eggers, Minger said. His 86-year-old mother was in the passenger’s seat the entire time.

IUPD officers turned on their lights to signal Eggers to pull over, Minger said. Instead, Eggers left the parking lot heading east on 17th Street. He turned north on Fee Lane and headed toward the bypass.

Eggers began to drive toward incoming traffic. He then entered the green lot entrance where vehicles were trying to exit, according to the report.

He drove around the lot trying to avoid other vehicles but eventually left, Minger said. He turned toward Fee Lane and drove north in the southbound lane.

BPD officers tried to slow down the car with stop sticks that would deflate the vehicle’s tires when the car was heading toward Dunn Street and the bypass.

The sticks were able to do minor damage to one of the tires, but Eggers did not stop the car, Minger said.

As Eggers was approaching State Road 46 and State Road 37, an Indiana State Police trooper was able to use stop sticks to deflate the right rear tire of the vehicle.

Eggers turned on State Road 37 and was driving at about 65 miles per hour. He tried to swerve around the Indiana State Police but he lost control of the van.

The vehicle rolled off the road and landed back on its wheels.

Eggers suffered a cut on his left arm that led to damage to his artery. His mother did not suffer any injuries.

Eggers was transported to the hospital and then taken into custody. He faces preliminary charges of resisting law enforcement with a vehicle, operating while intoxicated, driving with a suspended license, criminal recklessness and leaving the scene of an accident, Minger said.