A 28-year-old Gary man faces a number of expenses after fleeing Winfield law enforcement officials at speeds of 99 mph, crashing his automotive, then being airlifted to a Chicago hospital for superior medical care, police stated.
The driving force, Daniel Alexander Sanchez, was reportedly noticed by police in his automobile shortly earlier than 10 p.m. Friday, turning into oncoming site visitors and driving over a median within the space of Randolph Place and Randolph Road.
Winfield Police Officer Carmen Monchilovich, later joined by two different officers within the pursuit, tried to cease the driving force, who was later recognized as Sanchez.
Sanchez did not cease and as a substitute continued to flee, disregarding a site visitors gentle and ultimately rolling his automotive a number of occasions earlier than coming to relaxation in a grassy subject close to Wendy’s, within the 7800 block of 109th Avenue, police stated.
Upon strategy of the automobile, officers positioned Sanchez, who was ejected via the sunroof and located unconscious and smelling of alcohol.
Sanchez was transported to the College of Chicago by way of UCAN medical helicopter. As a result of seriousness of the driving force’s accidents and his being unconscious, no subject sobriety check may very well be carried out, police stated
A overview of the automobile’s black field confirmed Sanchez was touring at 99 mph in a clearly posted 20 mph pace zone, police stated.
A search warrant was obtained via a request to Chicago Police and a blood pattern from Sanchez was obtained via an order from a Prepare dinner County Circuit Court docket choose.
It was decided from the blood samples obtained that Sanchez’s blood alcohol content material (BAC) was 0.158% or practically twice the authorized restrict of 0.08%, police stated.
Sanchez has been charged with two counts of resisting legislation enforcement utilizing a automobile, six counts of working a automobile whereas intoxicated, driving whereas suspended, working a motorized vehicle with out ever receiving a license, and reckless driving, data present.
Police stated Sanchez, who has by no means been issued a driver’s license, has a number of prior convictions for driving whereas suspended in Indiana, together with on April 22 of this 12 months and on Might 17, 2023. He additionally had a previous conviction for working whereas intoxicated via a courtroom in Wisconsin on Feb. 18, 2019.
Deborah Laverty is a contract reporter for the Publish-Tribune.
