Crime & Safety

Dad Arrested for DUI had 8-Year-Old Daughter in the Car: Police

Saulius Tamavicius, of Orland Park, had a blood alcohol level more than two times the legal limit.

An Orland Park man was arrested in Palos Park Saturday morning, after cops spotted a car weave through traffic on LaGrange Road. 

Saulius Tamavicius, 43, had his 8-year-old daughter in the backseat when Palos Park police say he struck a construction barrier near 125th and LaGrange Road around 12:30 a.m. Saturday, according to reports.

Tamavicius, of Orland Park, was charged with driving impaired and endangering the life of a child, by impaired with a child in the car.  His blood alcohol level was .19.  

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He was issued a July 23 court date at the Bridgeview courthouse.


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