Crime & Safety
Cop Follows Nose to an Alleged Drunken Driver: Blotter
Maria Ganta, 54, faces one count of DUI, according to a report. Palos Heights police said she had a smell of alcohol on her breath while driving.
Palos Heights police arrested an Oak Lawn driver on June 29 they say had an odor of alcohol on her breath.
Maria L. Ganta, 54, of the 10000 block of South Melvina Avenue, was charged with DUI, improper stopping and improper lane use, according to a Palos Heights police report.
Ganta was stopped for an equipment violation and for driving improperly, the report states. Police spotted her at about 4:02 a.m. in the 12000 block of South Harlem Avenue.
The driver had an odor of alcohol on her breath and failed sobriety tests, police said.
Bail was set at $3,000, police said. She is due on August 20 in court.
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