Bensenville Man Crashes Into Home During Chase: Cops

BENSENVILLE, IL – A Bensenville man who led police on a chase ended up crashing through a house in Wood Dale, authorities said Wednesday.

About 2 a.m. April 2, a Bensenville officer saw the driver of a car committing infractions. The driver was identified as Jose Guzman, 39.

The officer tried to pull over Guzman, but the driver sped away in a residential area, exceeding 90 mph, according to a news release from DuPage County prosecutors.

Guzman crossed over the Route 83 median, becoming airborne, crashing into a home and passing through the garage and kitchen before stopping at the back of the house, the news release said. He then ran away.

Authorities later identified Guzman as the driver. On April 6, he was jailed on unrelated felony charges of felony possession of cocaine, police said.

On Wednesday, Guzman's bond in connection with the pursuit was set at $750,000, with the requirement that he pay 10 percent to be released.

Guzman was charged with the felonies of aggravated fleeing and eluding a police officer and unlawful possession of a controlled substance. He also faces a number of misdemeanors and petty traffic offenses.

"I have been sounding the alarm on this epidemic of fleeing and eluding for quite some time that sooner or later our luck is going to run out," DuPage County State's Attorney Robert Berlin said in the news release. "This surge of motorists fleeing from police must end before someone gets killed."