Cops: Two Brothers Steal Car, Crash Minutes Later

Two Orland Park men were accused of stealing a car, and minutes later crashing the car while speeding away from police.

An Orland Park police officer saw a Chevy Cobalt speeding east through the 8200 block of Wheeler Drive around 7:35 a.m. The officer then pulled up behind the Cobalt as it pulled over near 80^th Avenue, according to a release from the .

The Cobalt then suddenly sped away, driving through a red light, where it was then struck on its passenger side by a car driving north, police said.

While the officer was checking on two men in the Cobalt for injuries, a woman in the 8300 block of Wheeler Drive called 911 and said her Cobalt had just been stolen off of her driveway, according to the release. The woman had left the car running and went inside her residence briefly, police said.

Christopher F. Sousan, 34, of the 8300 block of Sunset Ridge Court in Orland Park, was driving the Cobalt and later was charged with aggravated possession of a stolen motor vehicle, a Class 1 felony.

Peter Sousan, 23, of the 8300 block of Sunset Ridge Court in Orland Park, was charged with criminal trespass to a motor vehicle, a Class A misdemeanor.

The Sousans were taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center by the , where Peter was admitted with injuries. Christopher was treated and released. Both men were charged after their release.

Two other cars were involved in the crash, though both drivers declined medical treatment, police said.

Christopher Sousan is scheduled to be in court next on Jan. 4, and Peter Sousan has a date scheduled for Feb. 10.

Christopher Sousan was also charged by the Oak Forest Police Department for a robbery that happened in their jurisdiction on Dec. 9.

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