Driver In Chicago Hit And Run Outside Sox Park Faces Charges: CPD

CHICAGO — A 20-year-old Chicago man has been charged with eight felony counts in connection with the hit-and-run incident outside of Guaranteed Rate Field Tuesday night that left four people hospitalized.

Condelarious Garcia was arrested Tuesday night on the Dan Ryan Expressway after Chicago Police said he left the scene of the crash in which four people were struck by the car Garcia was driving. Garcia was identified as the driver of the sedan that struck the four people in the 300 block of 35th Street as fans were preparing to go into the ballpark for Tuesday night’s game against the Texas Rangers.

The car hit four people, one of whom was flung over the hood of the vehicle and landed inside the car’s sunroof, police said. A police spokesman said that the man remained inside the sunroof until the car crashed on the Dan Ryan Expressway.

Victims of the incident are listed in serious and critical condition after the incident.

Garcia appeared in court on Thursday and was ordered held on $200,000 bond. Court documents indicated that he has never been issued a driver's license and had previously been arrested in Cook County for driving without a license.

Garcia has been charged with four felony counts of failure to report an accident that led to injuries and four counts of aggravated reckless driving that led to bodily harm, police said. He was also charged with driving on a suspended license and was cited for various traffic violations including failure to reduce his speed, driving an uninsured vehicle, and driving a vehicle that is uninsured.

Police declined to say whether the car involved in the incident was stolen.

On Thursday, Garcia's mother, Catalina Garcia, told NBC Chicago, that she wanted to apologize to the victims and their family for her son's alleged actions.

"My son is not a monster," she told the station on Thursday. "He did not do this intentionally and (woke) up and said, 'I'm doing this."

She added: "If I could take the place of all the victims, I would to make this right so that all of the victims could live their life and be with their families."