A 20-year-old South Holland man is accused of staging a weird “reverse pursuit,” chasing a marked Chicago police automobile close to the UIC campus earlier than dropping management whereas spinning a donut and crushing a bystander’s leg.
Prosecutors stated Michael Davis was behind the wheel of his 2007 Corvette simply earlier than 1 a.m. on August 31 when he tailed a marked CPD automobile with its lights flashing because it headed north within the 1300 block of South Halsted. As an alternative of backing off, Davis revved his engine, drifted facet to facet, and spun donuts as he adopted the squad, prosecutors declare.
The stunt turned catastrophic for 3 associates who had been standing exterior Bar Louie, 1325 Halsted.
Whereas spinning a donut, Davis’ Corvette allegedly slammed into a number of parked automobiles, pinning a 21-year-old Frankfort man who was standing between two vehicles. Prosecutors stated the sufferer’s leg was crushed between automobiles and he was dragged a number of ft earlier than collapsing on the street. His kneecap “is gone,” and medical doctors positioned him in a medically induced coma to stabilize his blood stress whereas attempting to avoid wasting the leg from amputation, in keeping with a detention submitting.
Moderately than assist, Davis allegedly jumped out, tore off the Corvette’s rear license plate, and ran. The sufferer’s two associates chased him briefly however returned to help the fallen man. Police recognized Davis because the Corvette’s proprietor by operating its distinctive car identification quantity and a license plate that was mendacity on the rear window shelf.
Investigators organized for Davis to show himself in.
Choose Deidre Dyer ordered Davis detained on prices of aggravated reckless driving inflicting bodily hurt, failure to report an accident with damage, and failure to render support.
