Tuesday, May 21, 2013
The National Transportation Safety Board recommends reducing the limit. Some say it would save lives. Others say it's unreasonable.
One drink could be the standard for drunken drivingat least for some people if the National Transporation Safety Board has its way. On Tuesday, the NTSB recommended states lower the blood-alcohol threshold for driving under the influence from 0.08 percent to 0.05 percent. About 10,000 deaths a year are related to drunken driving. The NTSB says the lower limit would save 500 to 800 lives a year. Officials at the American Beverage Institute called the proposal "ludicrous." It said the average woman could reach the 0.05 percent limit by having one drink. We reached out to readers in our near-Chicago west-suburban sites and asked them: should the DUI limit be lowered to 0.05 percent? Here’s some of the responses we got: Lori Galandak-Anthony…
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Police said they pulled the man over on La Grange Road after they saw him swerving between lanes.
Police found cocaine in the wallet of a man who said he was coming from watching his daughter play soccer at a local park Sunday in La Grange Park, according to police reports. Andres Carrera, 45, of the 1500 block of North 15th Avenue in Melrose Park, was pulled over around 9:35 a.m. after an officer said he saw him weaving between lanes while driving north on La Grange Road. The officer said that Carrera’s pants were “soiled in the groin area” and that he smelled like alcohol. Several open cans of Miller Lite were strewn about the car. Carrera failed field sobriety tests but refused to take a breath test once at the police department, the report said. He told police he had been drinking while watching his daughter play soccer. As Carrera…
Saturday, April 27, 2013
La Grange Park police reports, April 6-13.
Saturday, April 13 Vera M. Hill, 50, of the 400 block of Beach in La Grange Park, was arrested around 6:24 p.m. in the 600 block of Beach, La Grange Park police said. She was charged with driving with a suspended license and not displaying front registration. Friday, April 12 Daniel Diaz-Cervantes, 25, of the 10200 block of Belden in Melrose Park, was arrested around 9:05 p.m. in the 1200 block of North La Grange Road, police said. He was charged with driving without a valid license and cited for speeding. Monday, April 8 Dustin C. Mullins, 28, of the 3800 block of Cleveland in Brookfield, was arrested on a retail theft warrant around 5:13 a.m. at the La Grange Park Police Department, police said. Bail was set at $15,000. Sunday, April 7 …
Saturday, March 30, 2013
La Grange police reports, March 24-26.
Tuesday, March 26 David E. Laurie, 57, of the 3700 block of Morton in Brookfield, was arrested around 1:05 a.m. near the intersection of La Grange Road and Homestead, La Grange police said. He was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol. An unsecured iPhone was taken from the gym at the Park District of La Grange Recreation Center, 536 East Ave., around 6:21 p.m., police said. The phone was worth less than $500. A demolition crew damaged a fence in the 900 block of South Kensington Avenue, police said. The company agreed to fix the fence this week. Gang graffiti was reported in the elevator at the downtown parking garage, 80 S. 6th Ave., police said. - - - - - - - - - - Keep up with the news by signing up for our daily …
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
The driver's car had substantial damage to the left side, including a shattered window, La Grange Park police said.
A man covered in blood was charged with aggravated DUI after a St. Patrick’s Day traffic stop near the intersection of Elmwood and La Grange Road in La Grange Park, police said. Fernando Vital, 30, of the 2100 block of North Tripp Avenue in Chicago, was bleeding profusely from a cut on his left eyelid and eyebrow when officers pulled him over around 7:02 a.m. The driver’s side of the car was heavily damaged, with a shattered window and streaks of red paint that had transferred from another surface, police said. An off-duty officer started following Vital around 31st and Prairie, eventually calling dispatch when Vital began heading south on La Grange Road from 31st Street. That officer alerted an on-duty officer who tailed Vital while he …
Monday, March 4, 2013
There are warrants out for the arrest of a number of accused criminals in and around La Grange. Patch highlights a few of them.
The following individuals are listed under the Cook County Warrants Search for the zip code 60525: Maria Alamo, 25, is wanted on a charge of retail theft. Bail was set at $30,000. Her last known address was the 6000 block of Lenzi Avenue. The warrant was issued March 15, 2010. Antonio Anguiano, 33, is wanted on a charge of criminal damage to property. Bail was set $5,000. His last known address was the 9800 block of 58th Street in Countryside. The warrant was issued July 27, 1998. Israel Arriaga, 25, is wanted on a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol. Bail was set at $20,000. His last known address was the 300 block of East Calendar Court in La Grange. The warrant was issued Aug. 5, 2011. Sherayne D. Baker, 60, is wanted on a…
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
The driver rear-ended a car that was waiting at the traffic light at the corner of 47th Street and Gilbert Avenue in Western Springs, police said.
Monday, February 11, 2013
The driver rear-ended a car that was waiting at the traffic light at the corner of 47th Street and Gilbert Avenue in Western Springs, police said.
A Brookfield woman who police said fled the scene of an accident Feb. 4 must answer to DUI charges after Western Springs officers caught up with her a mile-and-a-half from the crash. Stephanie S. Gose, 40, of the 3600 block of Grand Boulevard, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol at 5:35 p.m. after her car struck another vehicle waiting at the traffic light at the corner of 47th Street and Gilbert Avenue, police said. Gose's car rear-ended the other car, which was stopped at the traffic light facing eastbound on 47th Street, according to the report. Gose drove away from the scene and was later arrested at the corner of Gilbert Avenue and Plainfield Road in La Grange Highlands, police said. Gose was also charged with …
Monday, December 31, 2012
If you insist on driving after a few drinks, here's what you should know about how alcohol affects your system -- and your criminal record
Do you know how many drinks you can have before you're in danger of getting a drunken driving violation? When police pull drivers over for suspected drunken driving, officers ask them to perform field sobriety tests and to take a breath test to measure blood alcohol content. A BAC test measures the percentage of alcohol present in a person's bloodstream. Ohio's legal limit is 0.08. According to the Virginia Tech Alcohol Abuse Prevention website, every 40 minutes, 0.01 percent of alcohol leaves your system. The limit for people under 21 is 0.02. But any alcohol consumption will get you charged if you're underage. These charts show -- in general -- how many drinks it takes to become too impaired to drive. They're not exact, and they don'…
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Provisions of an Illinois law expands on parents' responsibilities to prevent underage drinking on their property.
A law taking effect Jan. 1 targeting underage drinking will crack down on parents who allow minors to drink anywhere on their property, expanding on the current law that specifies it is illegal to let minors drink at their home. The expanded law makes it a misdemeanor carrying a $500 fine for any adult to knowingly permit minors under the age of 21 to drink alcohol on their property or in their home. If the violation results in bodily harm or death, the adult will be charged with a felony, according to a press release from the City of Wheaton. The provision also strikes the requirement that the person in the home knows about the underage drinking activity. Further, a parent or guardian who knowingly allows a minor to use their property in…
Billy Gallagher
8:29 pm on Sunday, May 5, 2013
I will never understand it....the grown, able-bodied smart men drinking Miller Lite! They have money for cocaine, big houses, european cars, lake houses,....yet, the beer they choose is...wait for it....Miller Lite! Losers... more ›