Lawrence man arrested after rollover accident on Connecticut Street / LJWorld.com

A 22-year-old Lawrence man was arrested on suspicion of DUI and several other charges Tuesday night after a rollover accident in the 1200 block of Connecticut St.

Yair Mendoza Cantu was booked into Douglas County Jail about 10 p.m. Tuesday on suspicion of leaving the scene of an accident involving injury, failure to possess a driver's license and insurance, and DUI.

Police responded to the accident about 9:50 p.m., where witnesses told police an erratic driver in a silver, four-door 2002 Dodge struck a parked car and rolled the vehicle over before fleeing on foot, said Sgt. Trent McKinley, a Lawrence Police Department spokesman.

Cantu was found injured in a nearby alley and transported to Lawrence Memorial Hospital. He later was taken to jail.

Cantu was released on $900 bond.

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ksjayhawk74 3 months ago

Drunk driving, without a license or insurance, hit and run, fleeing the scene of an accident... Released on $900 bond...

Good thing he didn't have any weed or they really would have thrown the book at him.

sturgen 3 months ago

no doubt about the weed. That kid from KU who was less of a flight risk had a little over 1oz of weed had a $28,000 bond. Pathetic. Perhaps instead of charges the state legislature could just have a nice prayer session for him and then Boom, fixed.

jhawkinsf 3 months ago

I wonder why he didn't have a driver's license. Was it previously suspended? Is he ineligible for one?

Any chance he has the funds to pay his hospital bill?

cheeseburger 3 months ago

$900 bond for those charges?

Our system is in serious need of revamping.

Perses 3 months ago

Bonds are set based on the crime and flight risk. Why should the taxpayers have to pay for this guys food and lodging if there is no risk of flight?

Why should law-abiding citizens have to fear this idiot running into them, or worse yet, killing them? He's already demonstrated indifference to the lives of others and to laws pertaining to the need for a driver's license and operating a motor vehicle under the influence. What makes you think there should be little or no consequence? If he reoffends while out on bond and it involves a member of your family, is that OK with you?

beatnik 3 months ago

wow, that sure seems like a low bond

juma 3 months ago

Here is the deal: have them post some stupid low bond and then they will run off and the DA and others don't have to do any work. Problem solved.

Where are they going to run to? Topeka? Nebraska? Use common sense here. He most likely has a job and a family. Do you want him to sit in jail on your nickel?

toe 3 months ago

Yes

Budgets_Smudgets 3 months ago

Toe's attitude explains why the US has a prison population 5 times the rate of those dangerous countries like France, Germany, and Spain. And they don't even have concealed carry laws to protect them.

ridikkulus 3 months ago

"...those dangerous countries like France, Germany, and Spain"?

Umm, Okay. I hope that was sarcasm.

"Do you want him to sit in jail on your nickel?" - As opposed to him driving drunk, no license, no insurance, destroying people's property and winding up in the hospital, also on our nickel. Not to mention the chance we're all taking that his next joy ride might result in injury to innocent bystanders.

"Do you want him to sit in jail on your nickel?" Yes appears to be the better of two bad options.

guppypunkhead 3 months ago

What an idiot. The speed limit is only 30 on that street, he must have been going way over to be able to flip that truck!

july241983 3 months ago

If he would have remained in custody, the county would have had to pay for his hospital stay.

Toe wants to pay these hospital stays. Just ask him.

You want him out to reoffend and kill or maim someone. So you said.

superswagg56 3 months ago

So I guess your name is Jesus? Because evidently you have never had a lapse in judgement or made a mistake. How is it to be perfect?

Red herring. I believe in meaningful and significant consequences for illegal behavior, regardless of who it is. Society has a right to a reasonable expectation of safety, and when idiots get behind the wheel and drive under the influence, that expectation is violated.

How is a larger bond going to reduce the risk he presents? It's not like we are going to lock him up forever. Your logic would dictate that every DUI gets locked up for life.

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Lawrence man arrested after rollover accident on Connecticut Street