Brookfield police arrested a 25-year-old LaGrange Highlands woman on Nov. 7 after police watched her turn the wrong way onto a one-way street.
Around 12:23 a.m., an officer on patrol near the intersection of Maple and Burlington avenues saw two white vehicles turn west onto the one-way, eastbound Southview Avenue north of the railroad tracks. The officer pulled one of the cars over at Madison Avenue.
After making contact with the driver, the officer smelled alcohol and saw the driver had bloodshot, watery eyes. While slurring her words, the driver said she was coming from Burbank and admitted to having two martinis. She said she did not know why she was driving the wrong way on the one-way street and said her car was insured, but she could not provide proof of insurance.
The officer asked the woman to exit her car and take standard field sobriety tests, to which she agreed. Due to heavy rain, the officer asked the woman if she would be amenable to relocating to a warmer and drier area, to which she agreed, so the officer drove her to the police department garage while not in custody. During the drive, the officer continued to smell alcohol.
During the tests, the woman’s eyes showed indications of impairment, and she struggled to maintain her balance and follow instructions to complete the tests. The woman also agreed to take a preliminary breath test, which showed .232 blood alcohol content. While the test was being prepared, the woman stated she had drunk three martinis.
The officer arrested the woman for driving under the influence and took her to an interview room; during the mandatory 20-minute observation period, the woman “repeatedly” nodded off to sleep, police said. The woman signed her Miranda warning form and admitted to drinking. She said she had not driven under the influence of alcohol but admitted to driving after the time when she consumed alcohol before stating she was drunk.
The woman was cited for driving the wrong way on a one-way street, driving an uninsured motor vehicle, driving under the influence and having blood alcohol content above the legal limit of .080. The officer set a Dec. 9 court date and released the woman, who was picked up from the police department by her father.
Expired plates, no license
Brookfield police on Nov. 4 ticketed a 23-year-old Chicago woman for having expired license plates.
While completing a traffic stop at the intersection of Ogden and Rose avenues in Lyons, an officer observed a car heading east from Brookfield that had an expired registration. The officer pulled the car over at the intersection of First Avenue and Plainfield Road in Lyons and spoke to the driver, who said she did not have proof of insurance nor had she been issued a driver’s license when asked for both.
The woman said she “had not gotten around” to obtaining a license due to being busy with going to school and working night shifts. When asked, the woman said she was driving home from the grocery store. The woman acknowledged she was in the wrong when the officer said she should not be driving without a license or insurance.
The officer told the woman her car would need to be towed due to the circumstances and issued the woman citations for having expired license plates, having no valid driver’s license and operating an uninsured vehicle. The officer let the woman go on her way with a friend after setting a Nov. 25 court date.
These items were obtained from the Brookfield Police Department reports dated Nov. 3-10; they represent a portion of the incidents to which police responded. Anyone named in these reports has only been charged with a crime and cases have not yet been adjudicated. We report the race of a suspect only when a serious crime has been committed, the suspect is still at large and police have provided us with a detailed physical description of the suspect as they seek the public’s help in making an arrest.
