Man Arrested In Car Fire At Elmhurst Dealership: Cops

ELMHURST, IL – An Addison man is accused of arson in connection with a fire early Wednesday morning at an Elmhurst car dealership.

Dario Salas, 40, is being held in the DuPage County Jail on a $200,000 bond.

About 1 a.m., Elmhurst police officers were called to the Elmhurst BMW car dealership at 500 W. Lake St. for a car fire in the west parking lot, police said. Firefighters put out the blaze.

Police said Salas entered the parking lot, poured gasoline on a black Audi, set it on fire and then left. An investigation led officers to Salas less than two hours later, police said.

"Thankfully, the Elmhurst Fire Department was able to contain the fire to the Audi with just the two vehicles on each side of the Audi sustaining some damage," State's Attorney Robert Berlin said in a news release. "I commend the Elmhurst Police Department for their outstanding work in identifying the fire as intentional and for their work in not only identifying Mr. Salas as the man who allegedly started the fire, but also for their extremely quick apprehension of the defendant."