Brookfield police arrested a 25-year-old Chicago man on Aug. 17 for driving drunk.
Around 4 a.m., police responded to the intersection of 47th Street and Plainfield Road on a report of a suspicious automobile after dispatchers reported a silver Honda was parked on the side of the construction lane with a traffic horse under the car. At the scene, an officer observed a scene matching the report and initiated a traffic stop.
As they approached the car, which was still running, the officer observed two men sleeping in the driver and passenger seat and smelled a “strong odor” of alcohol. They also saw several open containers of alcohol within the vehicle. The officer reached into the car to place it into park and remove the keys from the ignition.
After police woke the driver up, he reached for the ignition, police said. The other man did not wake up, and police later had him transported to the hospital. The officer had the driver step out of the car, but he did not answer their questions about his alcohol consumption, medical status or whereabouts. The man did agree to take standardized field sobriety testing at the officer’s request, during which they observed several indicators of impairment in the man. The man declined to take a preliminary breath test.
The officer arrested the man for driving under the influence and transported him to the police station, where they read his Miranda warning. The man declined to answer questions from police or to provide a sample for a chemical breath test to determine his blood alcohol content.
Police issued citations to the man for driving under the influence of alcohol, improper lane usage, illegal stopping, operating an uninsured vehicle and driving with a defective windshield. Officers set a mandatory court date of Oct. 13 and released the man from custody in the lobby of the police department.
Washington driver caught speeding
Brookfield police on Aug. 17 cited a 32-year-old Chicago man for speeding.
Around 1:30 a.m., an officer was driving south on Eberly Avenue on patrol, approaching 47th Street, when their squad car radar picked up a white Toyota traveling at 59 mph in the posted 30-mph construction zone. The officer watched as the car approached the intersection and disregarded the stop sign, continuing north onto Eberly Avenue.
The officer made a U-turn and initiated a traffic stop, making contact with the driver and only occupant of the car. The officer requested the man’s driver’s license and proof of insurance; the man provided a Washington state license but could not provide insurance information, saying he was unable to log into his account to access it, according to police. The officer ran the man’s information and learned his valid Washington license had been suspended in Illinois.
The officer issued citations to the man for speeding 26-34 mph over the speed limit, ignoring a stop sign, speeding in a construction zone, operating an uninsured vehicle and driving on a suspended license. The officer had the man’s car towed and set a Sept. 8 court date before the man said he would order an Uber to leave the scene.
Driving without a license
On Aug. 20, Brookfield police ticketed a 20-year-old Cicero woman for speeding.
Around 5 p.m., an officer was on patrol on the 8800 block of 31st Avenue when they saw a silver Toyota moving at 55 mph in the posted 30-mph zone, confirmed with the squad car radar. The officer initiated a traffic stop on the 3100 block of Prairie Avenue and made contact with the driver and passenger.
The passenger first apologized and said he was teaching the woman how to drive. The woman was unable to provide the officer with her driver’s license, saying she did not have one but was planning to get one soon. The passenger provided valid proof of insurance for the vehicle and said he had a valid Illinois license. The officer confirmed that the driver did not have a license while the passenger did through the police database.
The officer ticketed the woman for driving without having been issued a license and for speeding 26-34 mph over the speed limit. The officer set a Sept. 8 court date and sent the pair on their way with the passenger now driving the car.
These items were obtained from the Brookfield Police Department reports dated Aug. 17-24; 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.
