While on the test drive, Herman allegedly pulled into the parking lot of Zoo Woods Forest Preserve on First Avenue in Riverside, under the pretense of checking the engine components a second time, the sheriff’s office said in a statement. After checking the engine, he agreed to buy the vehicle. When the seller tried to get back in the van, he said Herman was holding a handgun. The seller fled and called the police.
La Grange Park man accused of carjacking a van he was test driving, then crashing it on I-80
