DE ANDRA CHEEKS v. State of Indiana

── DE ANDRA CHEEKS v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-01290 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 05, 2022 Author: Judge Robert Altice County of Origin: Hendricks Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Tavitas concur Facts & Procedural History Around 10 a.m. on January 9, 2021, a man, later determined to be Cheeks, drove a maroon Dodge Avenger into a gas station parking lot at a high rate of speed and collided with a pickup truck, causing property damage. Cheeks left the scene, and police were called. A couple of minutes later, Plainfield Police Department (PPD) Officer Shawn Gruca observed a vehicle and driver matching the description of that involved in the gas station hit and run.