Bail Lowered For Mom Accused Of Driving Into Pond With Son In Car

AURORA, IL — A DuPage County judge lowered the bail for a Cicero woman accused of losing control of her car, driving into an Aurora retention pond, and leaving her son inside. Gladys Ruvira-Garcia's bail was originally set at $500,000 after the accident, but Judge Liam Brennan reduced it to $150,000. Ruvira-Garcia currently has a hold placed on her by Immigrations Custom and Enforcement because she allegedly entered the United States with an expired visa.

Ruvira-Garcia's family, many of whom were present in court during the hearing, was able to raise $10,000, according to Chicago Tribune. If she's able to post 10% of the reduced bond, ICE may issue a warrant for her arrest on the grounds of the alleged immigration violation, Chicago Tribune reports.

Brennan made the decision to lower Ruvira-Garcia's bail after her attorney's asserted that her clean criminal record should be taken into account.

Ruvira-Garcia was arrested after her car spun out of control and landed in a retention pond while she was on her way back to Cicero from a party she attended with her son and other women and teens from her family. The females were able to escape, but Ruvira-Garcia's son was left trapped inside the immersed vehicle.

After the accident, police said Ruvira-Garcia's BAC was .14, nearly twice the legal limit.

She plead not guilty to four counts of aggravated driving under the influence.

Ruvira-Garcia's son, who was trapped in the car, is still hospitalized, her attorneys told Chicago Tribune. He had been on a ventilator and is expected to have permanent brain damage.

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