Duo charged in Naperville street racing crash that left 2 seriously injured: prosecutors

The Brief

  • Two men, Jadon Ramirez and Sahil Chauhan, are charged with aggravated street racing and reckless driving after a crash in Naperville left two passengers seriously injured.
  • Prosecutors say Ramirez was driving over 100 mph when he lost control and hit a tree; two teens were ejected from the car, one with life-threatening injuries.
  • Authorities allege both men raced twice before the crash; Ramirez is being held pretrial, while Chauhan was released pending trial.

NAPERVILLE, Ill. Two men face felony charges after allegedly engaging in an illegal street race that ended in a violent crash and sent two passengers to the hospital with serious injuries, prosecutors said.

What we know:

Jadon Ramirez, 18, and Sahil Chauhan, 23, are each charged with one count of aggravated street racing and one count of aggravated reckless driving causing great bodily harm, both Class 4 felonies, according to the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office.

Ramirez appeared in court June 27, where a judge granted the state’s motion to detain him ahead of trial. Chauhan appeared in court on Monday; the judge denied the state’s motion to detain him pretrial.

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