It shall be unlawful for any operator of a motor vehicle who has received a visual and audible signal, a red light and a siren from a peace officer driving a motor vehicle showing the same to be an official police vehicle directing the operator to bring his vehicle to a stop, to wilfully increase his speed or extinguish his lights in an attempt to elude such peace officer or to wilfully attempt in any other manner to elude the peace officer, or to elude such peace officer. (1988 Code § 15-230)