Car launches through window of bait shop - driver charged

The driver who launched his car through the front window of Angelo’s Outdoor Sports Center Sunday morning then fled the scene turned himself in to police on Monday afternoon.
The Wilmington Police Department received an alarm call at the bait and tackle shop in the 700 block of West Baltimore Street just after 2 a.m. Sunday.
When officers arrived a few minutes later they found a wrecked automobile inside of the business. The building sustained significant damage from the crash.
A review of surveillance video showed the vehicle go through the front window of the business travelling at such a high rate of speed that it went airborne, clearing the counter inside of the business before coming to a stop.
Video also showed the two occupants exit the vehicle. They fled prior to police arrival.
The passenger of the vehicle was later located at Presence St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Joliet, and cooperated with police investigators.
The driver, Ryan M. Potochnic, 22, of Morris, was cited for disobeying a stop sign, failure to yield at a stop intersection, failure to redce speed to avoid an accident, illegal transportation of alcohol, operating an uninsured motor vehicle, failure to notify owner after damaging property and leaving the scene of an accident.