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Solomon G. Aguilera, who faces four felony charges for the crash Sunday in Riverside that killed a Chicago woman and left two others seriously hurt, is in custody at Cook County Jail after a hearing in bond court this morning.
A Cook County Circuit Court judge set Aguilera’s bond at $300,000, and required the full amount for bail, fearing Aguilera is a flight risk. The hearing was held at the Maybrook courthouse in Maywood.
At the hearing, Officer Edwin Ruiz of the Riverside police department testified that after Aguilera was charged last night, Aguilera made a phone call to his wife. Speaking in Spanish, Aguilera reportedly told his wife to get money together and pack the family’s belongings to flee to Mexico after posting bail.
Ruiz, who speaks Spanish, had notified the Cook County State’s Attorney of the conversation before bond hearing.
Aguilera, 27, is charged with one count of aggravated driving under the influence causing death, one count of reckless homicide and two counts of DUI causing bodily harm.
The first DUI charge is a Class 2 felony, which carries a possible prison sentence of three to 14 years, if convicted. The reckless homicide charge is a Class 3 felony, carrying possible prison time of up to 12 years. The other two DUI charges are Class 4 felonies.