Reckless Driver Hits Light Pole, Runs Off Into The Night Before Capture Near Police Station: English

JOLIET, IL — The Joliet Police Department was quite busy last weekend and one of their cases involved the arrest of 34-year-old Brandon Parker on charges of reckless driver and other offenses following a hit-and-run collision in downtown Joliet.

According to Joliet police spokesman Dwayne English, at 10:25 p.m. on Saturday, officers responded to the intersection of Jefferson Street and Ottawa Street for a crash. The officers located a Ford Ranger and Jeep Cherokee, both with significant damage. The Jeep was unoccupied, and the driver was not on the scene.

English said the Jeep failed to obey the red stop light while southbound on Ottawa Street and struck a Ford Ranger that was eastbound Jefferson Street. The Jeep then struck a light pole.

The driver of the Ford Ranger remained on scene.

Upon speaking to witnesses and viewing surveillance video, officers learned the description of the driver who ran from the scene. Officers located Brandon Parker after he was seen running through multiple parking lots near the Joliet
Police Department and determined that he was the driver of the Jeep, according to English.

"It is alleged Parker had no intent of reporting the accident and he was placed into custody," English noted.

Parker was charged with reckless driving and criminal trespass to state supported land. He was also given multiple citations including having disobeyed a traffic control device, operating
an uninsured vehicle, failure to give information at the scene of an accident and leaving the scene of an accident involving damage. Parker was processed at the Joliet Police Department and released on a notice to appear in court.