In Cook County, Illinois (Ill.), the individual who was accused of taking a police squad car and a U.S. Postal Service truck, resulting in a collision in the southern suburbs the previous month, was discovered deceased at the Cook County Jail on Sunday, as reported by the Cook County Sheriff’s Office.
Miguel Alvarado, 36, was facing charges of aggravated possession of a stolen vehicle and aggravated reckless driving.
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The sheriff’s office said foul play is not suspected in Alvarado’s death at the jail, and an investigation is ongoing.
The incidents Alvarado was charged in connection with happened on March 19.
The incident originated when, according to law enforcement officials, a police squad car from Bedford Park was taken while officers were en route to a service call at approximately 2:45 p.m. in the 6800 block of South Archer Road.
Authorities from Bedford Park mentioned that Alvarado allegedly entered one of their patrol cars and absconded with it. The car was subsequently discovered abandoned close to 97th Place and Avon Avenue in Chicago Ridge.
Bridgeview police said Alvarado left the squad car after it became disabled. Police said he then found a USPS truck and forcibly stole it from a postal worker.
Alvarado then drove northbound on Roberts Road before hitting a vehicle occupied by a family of three, including a mother and her children, ages 4 and 7, Bridgeview police said.
The children were transported to a hospital in stable condition. A woman was also hurt.
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