Police: Woman Says Car Stolen After Neighbor Crashes Borrowed Car

After a neighbor crashed a Darien woman’s car on Interstate 55 near County Line Road, the woman falsely reported the car stolen, said.

The man borrowed a Ford Windstar van from Cheryl A. Knor-Sader, 44, of the 1100 block of Plainfield Road, police said. While driving the van, he struck a Ford pickup truck on I-55, causing it to spin out, Illinois State Police Trooper Clare Pfotenhauer said.

The man initially said he would stop but instead fled the scene, Pfotenhauer said. 

He called Knor-Sader, telling her to say the car was stolen, police said. He abandoned the car near High Road and 68th Street in Darien, Officer Nick Skweres said.

Knor-Sader was charged with filing a false police report, with court dates pending, according to the report.