LA GRANGE, IL – A La Grange man was suspected of driving under the influence of drugs when he was involved in a four-car crash in town, police said.
Jason M. Mikesh, 35, who lives at the 900 block of South Sixth Avenue, was arrested on a number of charges.
Through a public records request, Patch obtained the full police report.
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The crash happened about 3 pm July 18 near Ogden Avenue and Beacon Place, police said.
According to the report, Mikesh told officers that he was headed west on Ogden smoking a cigarette when an ember fell on the floor.
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“I looked down to put it out when I crashed. It happened so almost,” he was quoted as saying.
A blacked-out portion of the report apparently contains information about drugs. Following that part, Mikesh was quoted as saying, “It slows down my reaction time, so I don’t know.”
He denied using other drugs or alcohol, the report said.
Mikesh was driving a 2007 Lincoln that he said he just bought, so it wasn’t registered or insured, police said.
The report did not indicate whether any of the occupants of the other cars suffered injuries. But police said they were all outside their cars when officers arrived.
A couple of days after the crash, Mikesh said he was still in a lot of pain, the police said.
Mikesh was charged with aggravated DUI, DUI (drugs), driving an uninsured car and failing to reduce speed to avoid a crash.
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