COOK COUNTY CRIMINAL COURTHOUSE — A Jefferson Park man was driving 80 mph on Western Avenue when he ran a red light at Logan Boulevard and caused a fatal collision, prosecutors said Friday.
Demetrius Frayzier, 30, fled the scene of the crash — only to turn himself in to police five days later, Assistant State's Attorney Becky Walters said during a bond hearing Friday.
It all started shortly before 4 a.m. Nov. 3 near Wrigley Field, prosecutors said.
Frayzier was driving his mother's black 2005 Chrysler 300 when he offered to give two people who'd been watching the final Cubs World Series game a ride, Walters said. Frayzier allegedly knew one of the people from work.
After a quick stop at a gas station, Frayzier began heading south on Western Avenue, hitting speeds up to 80 mph, according to prosecutors.
The two passengers believed Frayzier had been drinking and made comments about his driving, Walters said. Frayzier turned up the music and continued to speed along Western Avenue, running two red lights as he approached a third light at Logan Boulevard, prosecutors said.
Frayzier whipped around two cars that had stopped for that red light and crashed into a 1994 Mazda that was traveling east on Logan, according to Walters.
The impact in killed that car's driver, 62-year-old Aliser Maldonado of the 2800 block of North Milwaukee Avenue, court records show.
Frayzier's two passengers were temporarily knocked unconscious by the force of the crash, prosecutors said. One passenger awoke to see Frayzier fleeing the scene in the 2400 block of North Western Avenue and getting into a blue SUV, according to Walters.
Police towed the Chrysler 300 and found several of Frayzier's personal belongings in the glove compartment, including a letter about his current probation sentence, Walters said. According to prosecutors, Frayzier is on probation for aggravated fleeing and alluding.
He has prior convictions for driving without a license, resisting arrest, aggravated assault to a police officer, reckless conduct and attempting to impersonate a police officer.
Frayzier turned himself in to police Nov. 8, court records show.
According to defense attorney Jonathan Brayman, Frayzier has an associate's degree in business and works in Avondale as the manager of an auto-body shop.
Cook County Judge Peggy Chiampas on Friday ordered Frayzier held in lieu of $100,000 bail. Should he post bond, Chiampas said, Frayzier will be on house arrest and "he is absolutely prohibited from driving."
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