Crime & Safety
Downers Grove Man Charged with DUI; La Grange Park Man Jailed
The man charged with DUI was found asleep at the wheel; the man jailed was found to be wanted on warrants when police arrived at his home on a domestic disturbance call.
Downers Grove man charged with DUI, two other tickets
Kris Saucedo, 28, of Downers Grove was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and two other traffic offenses when La Grange Park police said they found him asleep and slumped over the wheel of his van that was stopped in traffic on LaGrange Road at Harding Avenue at about 4:15 a.m. March 25. He was ticketed for no proof of insurance and stopping in a prohibited area.
La Grange Park police reported seeing a southbound white 1998 Ford Ecoline van stopped in traffic lanes and the driver slumped over the steering wheel. An officer knocked on the car window but did not get a response, then opened the door, after which the driver—Saucedo—woke up. Saucedo had a strong odor of alcohol on his breath, said he was at a Forest Park bar but denied having any drinks, police said. His speech was fair, but his responses were slow and his eyes glassy, police said.
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Saucedo took and failed four coordination tests, police said, but refused to take a Breathalyzer test, police said.
Domestic disturbance call leads to warrant arrests
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Ryan J. Sisson, 25, was brought to Du Page County Jail after La Grange Park police said they found he was wanted on two warrants when they went to his apartment in the 1200 block of north LaGrange Road on a call of a domestic disturbance at about 1:24 a.m. March 26. He was wanted on warrants for failing to appear in court on a possession of cannabis charge and driving while his license was suspended, police said.
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