Drunken Driver Attempts To Flee Crash Scene, Rams Tree: Plainfield PD

PLAINFIELD, IL — A 42-year-old Plainfield man was given nine citations, including driving under the influence of alcohol, after two crashes Friday afternoon, according to Plainfield police.

The first crash happened near the intersection of Bussey and Timberview drives when the driver hit a parked car, pushing it into a nearby mailbox. After fleeing the scene, the man, identified as Christopher G. Cizmar, crashed again, this time hitting a tree in a parkway near the intersection of Ironwood Drive and Winding Creek Road, officials said.

The man attempted to flee again — this time on foot — before police located him at about 4:33 p.m. in the 23000 block of Arbor Creek Drive.

Plainfield police responded to the area after receiving a report of a crash involving a driver, who was possibly armed with a knife, attempting to flee the scene. There, officers found Cizmar involved in a physical altercation with at least four others. He matched the physical description of the driver who had fled the scene of the crash, according to multiple witnesses, police said.

After officers ordered everyone to stop fighting, Cizmar began walking away and ignored several verbal commands to stop, Commander Anthony Novak told Patch.

"Based upon the information available to the officers, including indication Cizmar was intoxicated, they advised him he was under arrest," he said. "Officers attempted to place him under arrest, however he resisted arrest and began pulling away from the officers."

After a brief struggle, police placed the man under arrest, according to Novak. Two police officers suffered minor injuries, and one was treated at a local hospital.

Cizmar was transported to Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet for evaluation and cited with the following items:

• Driving under the influence of alcohol
• Failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident
• Failure to give information to owner after striking an unattended vehicle
• Improper lane usage
• Failure to report accident to police authority
• Use of unsafe tires
• Failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident
• Failure to give information to owner after striking an unattended vehicle
• Possession of open alcohol container by driver