DUI Charge Follows Stop for Multiple Traffic Violations

A driver was slapped with a DUI after cops spotted him make multiple traffic violations.

Mladen Zugaj, 39, of the 17000 block of Grissom Drive, Tinley Park, was charged with driving under the influence, driving without a rear plate light, following too closely and improper lane use on Sept. 5, according to a Palos Heights police report.


Officers stopped Zugaj at about 9:10 p.m. in the 13500 block of South Harlem Avenue, police said. He was pulled over for allegedly committing several traffic offenses.

Zugaj was found to be under the influence of alcohol, police said. Officers at the scene placed him under arrest.

Bail was set at $3,000. Zugaj is due on Oct. 22 in Bridgview court.

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