YOUNGSTOWN Chris Cordero, whose East Boston Avenue home on the South Side was the scene of frequent parties and gunfire last year, police records show, is now facing four felony charges and a five misdemeanors following a Monday night chase and crash.
Cordero, 34, and three passengers in his car were taken to St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital Monday night and were admitted to the hospital with various injuries.
Police said they observed Cordero’s vehicle swerving among the lanes of South Avenue about 11:47 p.m., then followed him with lights and siren until police called off the chase for safety reasons. Another officer then saw smoke rising from a crash on East Commerce Street downtown and found Cordero and three other occupants of the car injured near the badly damaged car. Police reported recovering a gun and drugs at the scene.