Man Accused Of Fleeing Cops, Crashing In Woodridge

WOODRIDGE, IL — A Bolingbrook man who was accused of fleeing police and crashing his car in Woodridge will be detained before his trial, according to a release from the DuPage County State's Attorney's Office.

On Friday, Judge Joshua Dieden granted the state's motion to detain Alexis Alcauter, 22, of Bolingbrook. Alcauter appeared in court on Friday and was charged with one count of aggravated fleeing and eluding, and multiple misdemeanor and driving offenses including reckless driving, leaving the scene of an accident involving damage to an attended vehicle and unlawful possession of cannabis by driver.

The State's Attorney's Office said Alcauter is also currently on pre-trial release for unlawful delivery of cocaine and aggravated fleeing and eluding a police officer in Woodridge on July 2. The State’s motion to detain Alcauter pre-trial on that case was denied.

In the most recent incident on Oct. 3, officers with the Woodridge Police Department pulled over a grey 2005 Mercedes sedan, driven by Alcauter, for driving without a front license plate southbound on Woodward Avenue approaching 83rd Street, according to the State's Attorney's Office.

While officers spoke with Alcauter, they placed spike strips in front of the Mercedes and asked him to put his car in park. According to the release, instead of putting his vehicle in park, Alcauter drove over the spike strips and fled the scene westbound on 83rd Street.

In the most recent incident on Oct. 3, officers with the Woodridge Police Department pulled over a grey 2005 Mercedes sedan, driven by Alcauter, for driving without a front license plate southbound on Woodward Avenue approaching 83rd Street, according to the State's Attorney's Office.

While officers spoke with Alcauter, they placed spike strips in front of the Mercedes and asked him to put his car in park. According to the release, instead of putting his vehicle in park, Alcauter drove over the spike strips and fled the scene westbound on 83rd Street.

Officers immediately returned to their vehicle, activated their emergency lights and siren and pursued Alcauter. When Alcauter reached the intersection of 83rd Street and David Drive, he lost control of his vehicle and crashed into an occupied Honda Accord, rendering the Honda undriveable, according to a release.

Alcauter then fled the scene on foot, only to be apprehended by officers in the 8300 block of David Drive, according to the release. Alcauter was also in possession of approximately 25.3 grams of cannabis.

“Judge Dieden’s order to detain Mr. Alcauter pending trial sends the message that in DuPage County we take crimes that endanger public safety very seriously,” DuPage County State's Attorney Robert Berlin said. “The allegations that Mr. Alcauter drove over spike strips, sped away from police, crashed his car into an occupied vehicle and then attempted to flee the scene on foot are outrageous. We are all thankful that the individual in the vehicle that Mr. Alcauter allegedly crashed into was not physically harmed. The type of conduct alleged in this case is extremely dangerous and puts not only the driver at risk, but also endangers the lives of the police officers involved and the general public."

Alcauter’s next court appearance is scheduled for Oct. 28 for arraignment in front of Judge Joseph Bugos.

Patch Editor Andrea Earnest contributed to this report.