05/24/2026
****PRESS RELEASE UPDATE****
On May 25, 2026 upon request from the Jasper County Prosecutor’s Office, the Honorable Judge Russell Bailey of the Jasper County Superior Court ordered the bond amount for Esly Fuentes Sanabria to be set at $500,000 surety or $50,000 cash.
Fuentes Sanabria has been charged with the following:
-Leaving the Scene of a Fatal Accident, Level 4-Felony.
-Criminal Recklessness Resulting in Death, Level 5-Felony.
-Operating a Motor Vehicle While Never Licensed Resulting in Death, Level 5-Felony.
All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in the court of law.
****PRESS RELEASE****
On May 23, 2026 at approximately 4:41pm the Jasper County Sheriff’s Department received a report of a motor vehicle accident in the area of SR 14 and CR 1100 W. in Rensselaer, IN. The 9-1-1 caller stated that they had located a passenger car and a motorcycle in the area, both had damage. One vehicle was a black 2015 Hyundai Elantra and the other was a blue 2008 Harley Davidson motorcycle. The caller did not immediately locate anyone in the area. However, a few moments later, they called back and stated that they located an unresponsive male subject, with significant injuries, on the southeast corner of the intersection within the wooded area.
Upon deputies’ arrival to the scene at approximately 4:49pm, they were able to identify Randy Sizemore (63) of Rensselaer, IN. as the driver of the motorcycle and as the subject found in the woods. Randy was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The driver of the Hyundai was located trying to flee the accident on foot with another individual approximately one half of a mile south of the accident scene. The driver was identified as Esly Isai Fuentes Sanabria (21) of Rensselaer, IN. Esly was taken into custody and admitted to being the driver of the Hyundai at the time of the accident.
Preliminary investigation into the accident revealed the Sizemore was eastbound on his motorcycle on SR 14. Fuentes Sanabria was southbound on CR 1100 W. in the Hyundai when he disregarded a clearly visible stop sign and collided with Sizemore. Investigators on scene stated that no view obstructions were present that would have prevented Fuentes Sanabria from seeing both, the stop sign or oncoming traffic.
The Jasper County Sheriff’s Department, with assistance from the Indiana State Police Accident Reconstruction Team, will continue to investigate the accident. Along with these two agencies, the Rensselaer Volunteer Fire Department and Jasper EMS responded to the scene as well as the Jasper County Coroner’s Office.
Fuentes Sanabria was immediately arrested at the scene and is currently being held without bond while charges are pending.
In the early morning hours of May 24, 2026 Fuentes Sanabria was interviewed by the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement Division who then placed a detainer on Fuentes Sanabria.
This incident is still under investigation. Further information will be made available at a future date and time.
All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in the court of law.
