Brookfield police on June 23 arrested a 47-year-old Brookfield man for driving under the influence of drugs.
Around 7:30 a.m., officers responded to a report of a car crash at the Eight Corners roundabout wherein a car took “significant” damage to its front passenger tire and bumper. When police arrived, the driver was not on the scene. The driver later identified himself to police as the owner of the car before police realized he was also the driver.
While speaking with the man, police noticed he was swaying when he stood and walked, struggled with his balanced and slurred his words. The man told police he had been driving to a store to buy a drink when he got dizzy and lost consciousness, causing him to strike the curb within the roundabout.
Police asked the man if he had consumed alcohol or drugs, but what he told them he took was redacted in the police report. Police said they observed the man to have “pinpoint pupils” and did not smell alcohol on his breath. The man agreed to take standardized field testing, though the results of the tests were also redacted.
Police later issued citations to the man in the hospital for improper lane usage, no valid insurance, damage to village property and driving under the influence of drugs. Police set a July 28 court date for the man.
Speeding driver ticketed
Brookfield police ticketed a 19-year-old Berwyn man on June 25 for speeding.
Around 1:50 a.m., an officer was driving east on the 9100 block of Ogden while on patrol when they observed a vehicle heading west at 64 mph in the posted 30 mph zone. The officer pulled up behind the car and activated their emergency lights to conduct a traffic stop near the intersection with Madison Avenue.
The officer spoke with the driver, who said he didn’t know exactly how fast he had been going but that he was speeding at around 60 mph. When asked, the man told the officer he knew the speed limit was 30 mph. The man provided his driver’s license and proof of insurance at the officer’s request.
The officer cited the man for speeding and set an Aug. 11 court date before sending the man on his way.
Caught driving through a stop sign
Brookfield police ticketed a 20-year-old Westmont man for ignoring a stop sign on June 29.
Around 5 a.m., an officer was on stationary patrol at the intersection of Eberly Avenue and 47th Street when they observed a vehicle heading east on 47th that failed to slow down or come to a stop at the intersection, where there is a stop sign.
The officer made a U-turn and initiated a traffic stop at the intersection of 47th Street and Dubois Boulevard, where they made contact with the driver. After running the man’s name through the police database, the officer learned the man’s driver’s license was suspended.
The officer issued the man citations for disobeying a stop sign and for driving with a suspended license and had the man legally park his car on the 4600 block of Dubois Boulevard before sending him on his way.
These items were obtained from the Brookfield Police Department reports dated June 22-29; 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.
