COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – A South Bend, Indiana man who was charged in connection with a February 19 high speed pursuit that ended when his vehicle crashed into a downtown Bronson building entered into a plea agreement with prosecutors on Monday in Branch County Circuit Court.
On line court records indicate 24-year-old Luis Trevinio entered a guilty plea to a charge of third degree fleeing from a police officer.
In exchange for his guilty plea, prosecutors dismissed a charge of assaulting, resisting and obstructing a police officer.
Trevino is scheduled to be sentenced on August 21. He remains free after posting a $5,000 bond.
The Branch County Sheriff’s Department reported at the time they stopped a 2017 Dodge Charger with an expired or improper license on U.S. 12 and Markay Drive near the Capri Drive-In.
The vehicle then accelerated and a pursuit ensued heading west on U.S. 12. The Sheriff’s Department said in a news release the suspect vehicle reached speeds over 120 MPH as it entered the City of Bronson.
The suspect vehicle eventually failed to navigate a left turn onto South Matteson Street from U.S. 12 and lost control. It struck the main utility pole and snapped it in half before striking the building at 103 West Chicago Street which houses a photography studio.
It was indicated in a Sheriff’s Department news release that there were drugs in the vehicle but no formal drug charges were filed by Prosecutors.
The Sheriff’s Department received assistance from Bronson Police, the Bronson Fire Department and Consumers Energy.
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