Aurora man charged with reckless homicide, DUI after one killed in crash Gustavo Gutierrez-Aguilar
Updated 12/15/2020 5:29 PM
A 35-year-old Aurora man has been charged with reckless homicide after a crash Sunday killed a passenger in his vehicle.
Gustavo Gutierrez-Aguilar, of the 0-100 block of Margarets Lane, was drunk when he lost control of his car and struck a tree at Mountain Street and Austin Avenue, Aurora police said in a news release.
The crash happened around 6:15 p.m. Police say they found Gutierrez-Aguilar outside the vehicle. He was having trouble walking and maintaining his balance, and an officer could smell alcohol on his breath, police said.
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A 35-year-old man is accused of driving drunk and causing a crash that killed his passenger Sunday in west suburban Aurora.
Gustavo Gutierrez-Aguilar is charged with multiple counts of aggravated DUI and one count of reckless homicide, Aurora police said in a statement.
The crash happened about 6:15 p.m. at the intersection of Mountain Street and Austin Avenue, when Gutierrez-Aguilar lost control of the car he was driving and slammed into a tree, police said.
When officers arrived, Gutierrez-Aguilar, who got out of the car, was struggling to walk and maintain his balance, according to police. Officers allegedly noted a “strong” smell of alcohol on his breath.