Man accused in Toll Road chase at 118 mph now in federal custody; state cocaine case set for April trial

Tyrone Hilley pleaded not guilty Oct. 23 in LaPorte Circuit Court to dealing cocaine and resisting police. Police say they found about 15 pounds of cocaine in his trunk after a chase that ended in Roseland.

Kevin Hartley · LaPorte County and Roseland, St. Joseph County, Ind. · Oct. 26, 2026

A divided four-lane interstate stretching toward an overpass under an orange sky with a low sun, with a semi-truck in the opposite lanes

The Indiana Toll Road in northern Indiana. Illustrative; not the scene of the chase.

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