Prosecutors: Bloomington driver had been drinking heavily before crash with bicyclist

Posted on August 17, 2017
Steven McCuen
Bloomington Police have arrested Steven J. Mccuen after he struck a bicyclist and drove away on Monday. (Photo courtesy Facebook/City of Bloomington – Police)

By Eric Stock

BLOOMINGTON – The Bloomington man accused of fleeing the scene of a crash with a bicyclist on Monday night had been heavily drinking before the crash, according to McLean County prosecutors..

Steven Mccuen, 32, made his first court appearance in McLean County on Wednesday. Prosecutors say Mccuen had six to seven beers at two local bars before the crash. Bar staff told investigators Mccuen appeared to be intoxicated.

Mccuen reportedly admitted to police that he had seen several bicyclists and accidentally hit one of them on Six Points Road at about 8:30 p.m. He said he panicked and left the area and wanted to know if the bicyclist he hit was ok.

The 16-year-old boy who was hit was listed in critical condition at a Peoria hospital.

Mccuen has two prior drunk driving convictions and one pending DUI in Logan County. His bond was set at $750,000.

McLean County State’s Attorney Jason Chambers wrote about the victim on his personal Facebook page.

“I don’t know if you’ve ever seen me ask for prayers before. I don’t know if they work. But I’m asking for them now,” Chambers said. “Our community has a 16 year old boy in a hospital in Peoria fighting, right now. I don’t know him. I don’t know his family. But it doesn’t mean I don’t love them as our neighbors. Please pray for them.”

Eric Stock can be reached at [email protected].

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