DANVILLE, IL (Chambana Today) – On Thursday, March 13, around 10:15 p.m., Officers responded to the intersection of Buchanan St. and Perrysville Ave. for the report of a truck crashing into a garage and the driver fleeing the scene.
Officers arrived and learned the male driver ran into the woods west of the crash site. Witnesses provided a clear and accurate description of the suspect which allowed the officers to check the woods.
Danville Police Officers located the driver of the vehicle in the woods and placed him in custody. He was identified as 20-year-old Michael J Sanquenetti of Clinton, IN. After further investigation, a firearm was located in the suspect’s truck. Sanquenetti is not allowed to possess a firearm in Illinois. Further investigation was completed and Sanquenetti was transported to the Vermilion County Public Safety Building and booked for aggravated unlawful possession of a handgun under the age of 21, driving under the influence of alcohol, and leaving the scene of an accident with vehicle damage.
Please contact the Danville Police Department if you have any further information on this incident at 217-431-2250, Vermilion County Crimestoppers online at vccrimestoppers.org, use the mobile app P3TIPS or call anonymously to 217-446-TIPS (8477)