Crime & Safety
Aurora Men Endangered Toddler During Reckless Driving Crash: Cops
Police said they had just responded to a domestic incident when two men drove off with the 3-year-old and struck multiple other vehicles.
KENDALL COUNTY, IL — The Kendall County Sheriff's Office said two Aurora men were arrested early Saturday morning after their vehicle crashed into multiple other vehicles and they failed to restrain a 3-year-old child who was in the vehicle. Police said deputies responded to 2400 Light Road for a domestic violence report to learn that Eduardo Berber, 20, and Erik Perez, 18, had left the scene with Berber's 3-year-old son.
Police said a vehicle driven by Perek struck multiple other vehicles while leaving the parking lot of the Light Road apartment complex just after 5 a.m. Saturday.
Berber and Perez were located and detained by members of the Oswego and Montgomery police departments, according to the Kendall County Sheriff's Office. Both men were arrested, although no charges were filed in connection to the domestic incident, police said.
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Police said Berber, of the 500 block of Woodlawn Avenue, was charged with:
- Endangering the life or health of a child (Class A misdemeanor)
- Unlawful consumption of alcohol (Class A misdemeanor)
- Unlawful possession of alcohol (Class A misdemeanor)
- Illegal transportation of an alcoholic beverage (Petty offense)
Berber was also wanted on an Aurora Police Department warrant for failure to appear on a driving with a suspended license charge, with a bond of $4,000.
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Perez, of the 1300 block of Glen Circle, was charged with:
- Endangering the life or health of a child (Class A misdemeanor)
- Reckless driving (Class A misdemeanor)
- Unlawful consumption of alcohol (Class A misdemeanor)
- Unlawful possession of alcohol (Class A misdemeanor)
- Leaving the scene of an accident involving property damage (Class A misdemeanor)
- Four counts of failing to give information after striking unattended property (Class A misdemeanor)
- Operating an uninsured motor vehicle (Petty offense)
- Improper turn (Petty offense)
Police said both men were taken to the Kendall County jail, where they were booked. Each posted $150 of a $1,500 bond and have June court dates.
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