Caroline Neal
RACINE — A 36-year-old Racine man is facing one count of first-degree reckless homicide in connection to the April 19 police pursuit that ended in the death a 72-year-old man.
Adonis Martin also was charged with one count of vehicle operator flee/elude officer resulting in the death of another, one count of vehicle operator flee/elude officer causing damage to property, one count of hit and run of an attended vehicle, and one count of tampering with a global positioning system tracking device.
Each count reflects that Martin was charged as a repeat offender, following a 2020 Racine County case in which he was convicted of aggravated battery intending bodily harm.
Online court records show Martin’s cash bond was set at $1,000,000 during a May 6 court hearing. Martin is next scheduled to appear in court May 14.
According to a criminal complaint, Racine Police Department officers attempted to stop a Ford Taurus near 11th Street and Pearl Street.
The Taurus reportedly accelerated away from police and crashed into another vehicle, then continued at speeds of 50-60 mph.
Additional officers joined the pursuit westbound on Victory Avenue.
At the intersection of Victory and Lathrop avenues, the Taurus allegedly ran a stop sign and collided with a black 2007 Honda Ridgeline driven by Daniel Brown, according to previous Journal Times reporting.
The criminal complaint states that Brown was found unconscious and not breathing. He was flow to a hospital, but on April 20 died as a result of his injuries.
According to the complaint, there was an active warrant for Martin that was issued after he reportedly cut off a Department of Corrections GPS bracelet on April 7.
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Does government bling cause this erratic behavior by criminals causing traffic deaths? Judges and prosecutors want a ten year study .
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