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Chicago Rideshare Driver Carjacked at Gunpoint: Teens Charged with Aggravated Vehicular Hijacking

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Published on September 29, 2023
Chicago Rideshare Driver Carjacked at Gunpoint: Teens Charged with Aggravated Vehicular HijackingSource: Chicago Police Department

On Tuesday, September 26th, a 49-year-old female rideshare driver faced a harrowing ordeal: her vehicle forcibly taken at gunpoint in what would later be revealed to be an act of aggravated vehicular hijacking.

Triston Peeler, 18, and Duane Terry, 18, have both been charged for their alleged involvement in this violent crime, according to a Chicago Police Department news release.

The Chicago Police Department's Vehicular Hijacking Task Force made the arrests on September 26, following a swift investigation that led to the apprehension of the two suspects.

Peeler, hailing from the 7600 block of S. Wabash Ave., and Terry, from the 6100 block of S. Rhodes Ave., now face detention hearings scheduled for today, September 29, as reported by the police department.