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In the picture is Gratas Zvirblis, 21. (DuPage County State’s Attorney)

ELMHURST, Ill. – A Elmhurst Man accused of leaving the scene of a crash and leading police on a chase has been denied bail.

Gratas Zvirblis, 21, appeared in court Friday morning on multiple charges stemming from an Oct. 24 incident, which include:

• One count of aggravated fleeing and eluding a police officer, a Class 4 felony.
• One count of resisting a police officer causing injury, a Class 4 felony.
• More than a dozen misdemeanors and minor traffic violations, including DUI and leaving the scene of an accident involving damage to an attended vehicle.

Lombard police say they were called to a crash on I-88 involving a gray BMW driven by Zvirblis, who fled the scene and was heading east on Butterfield Road.

A police officer found the BMW running on only one of its rims.

Zvirblis allegedly failed to stop after police activated their emergency lights and sirens and continued onto Spring Road, where he rear-ended another vehicle. He then fled on foot, but got out of his vehicle in the 900 block of Spring Road, in Elmhurst, and ran west.

An officer pursuing Zvirblis tried to arrest him when he tried to jump a fence, prosecutors said. The officer grabbed Zvirblis and both men fell to the ground.

Zvirblis allegedly resisted police attempts to handcuff him during a struggle, and the officer injured his left elbow.

When Zvirblis was arrested, Zvirblis smelled of alcohol, had bloodshot eyes and was slurring his speech.

Zvirblis also had an outstanding warrant for aggravated assault and disorderly conduct related to a previous traffic accident, according to the DuPage County State’s Attorney.

His next court appearance is set for Nov. 18 for pretrial detention.