Fugitive in fatal Wisconsin New Year’s Eve crash arrested in Chicago, sheriff says

A man wanted in connection with a deadly New Year’s Eve crash in Wisconsin has been arrested in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood, according to the Cook County Sheriff’s Office.

What we know:

Cook County Sheriff’s police said 28-year-old Basilio Garcia-Jarquin was arrested on a warrant out of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he faces multiple felony charges including Homicide by Intoxicated Use of a Vehicle.

The charges stem from a fatal crash that occurred on Dec. 31, 2023.

Investigators with the Cook County Sheriff’s Fugitive Apprehension Unit received information that Garcia-Jarquin was hiding somewhere in the Chicagoland area.

Working with the U.S. Marshals Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force, officers tracked him to a residence in the 4100 block of West 25th Place in the Pilsen neighborhood, where he was taken into custody without incident.

Basilio Garcia-Jarquin

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