DUPAGE COUNTY, Ill. — Pre-trial release has been denied for a Batavia man accused in a DUI crash in the western suburbs while allegedly fleeing from police after a hit-and-run.

Michael J. Fox, a 28-year-old Batavia resident, has been charged with two counts of aggravated fleeing and eluding and one count of aggravated DUI, DuPage County State's Attorney Robert Berlin announced Wednesday.

The charges stem from Fox's alleged involvement in two crashes and a chase that unfolded in West Chicago and Warrenville on Monday afternoon.

According to prosecutors, it all began around 5 p.m. when officers with the Warrenville Police Department were called to the scene of a hit-and-run crash near Route 59 and Joliet Street in West Chicago.

As they made their way to the scene, one of the responding o

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