PORTAGE — A 44-year-old Gary man wound up behind bars after allegedly fleeing the scene of a crash that sent another driver to the hospital, Portage police said.
Police said they arrived around 7:40 a.m. Thursday to the area of Stone Avenue and Christy Street to learn the driver of a black SUV was involved in a crash and then fled.
Enrique Alonzo
The driver left at the scene, a 61-year-old Lake Station woman, complained of head pain and believed her left wrist was broken, police said. She was transported to a nearby hospital for treatment.
"Austin (Justice) informed me that Leanne (Disbrow) told them that she didn't care what happened to Victim 1, that they could kill him, and that she would help bury the body, and then bail them out of jail," charges say.
Police said they spotted an SUV with damage exiting the Central Elementary School parking lot and pulled over the vehicle. The driver, Enrique Alonzo reportedly told police he fled after the crash because he did not have a driver's license and was unsure if the vehicle was insured.
He was taken to the Porter County Jail on a criminal charge of leaving the scene of a crash, police said.
