Crime & Safety

South Suburban DUI Arrests, June 30

Three 'don'ts' for this week: Don't ask cops, 'What did I do?'; ride a minibike on Harlem Avenue; or drive off in the middle of a traffic stop. See what's new in Patch's roundup of Southland DUI arrests.

PALOS HEIGHTS

June 23: A Palos Heights woman accused of drunken driving reportedly drove off in the middle of a traffic stop. Eileen F. O’Boyle, 51, of the 7700 block of West 135th Street, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, DUI with a blood-alcohol level greater than 0.08 and driving with an expired registration, according to a Palos Heights police report.

Police stopped O'Boyle at about 8:41 p.m. in the 7600 block of West 135th Street after they determined her vehicle's registration was expired. Shortly after handing over her driver's license, O'Boyle drove off and had to be pulled over again a short distance away, the report states.

An officer who spoke with the driver noticed a strong odor of alcohol and asked her to take field sobriety test, according to the report. She was arrested upon completing the tests and, later, took a breath test before being charged. Bail for O'Boyle was set at $3,000. She is due in court on July 12.

June 23: Cassandra M. Beiriger, 23, of the 8500 block of Menard Avenue in Burbank, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, DUI with a blood-alcohol level greater than 0.08, driving without insurance and disobeying a traffic control device, according to a report. Police said Beiriger ran a stop sign at about 2:11 a.m. in the 12700 block of South Harlem Avenue.

The driver had glassy eyes and a smell of alcohol on her breath, the report states. She told police that she had been drinking. Beiriger was arrested after taking field sobriety tests, according to the report. While in police custody, she took a breath test for her BAC. Bail was set at $3,000. She is due in court on July 12.

June 21: Police say a Chicago man was drunk when they stopped him for driving a minibike in the dark on Harlem Avenue. Walter P. Conroy, 39, of the 5100 block of West Grace, was charged with aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, driving with a revoked license, driving without insurance, driving without lights and driving an unapproved vehicle on the street, according to a Palos Heights police report.

Conroy was heading northbound at about 11:15 p.m. in the 12100 block of South Harlem Avenue when police spotted him on a minibike with the headlight turned off, the report states. When speaking with Conroy, an officer noticed a smell of alcohol on his breath, according to the report. Police also said he had slurred speech.

Conroy managed to perform one sobriety test but refused to take any more, police said. Officers determined that his driver's license was revoked from a previous DUI. No bond was set for Conroy. He was due in court on June 22.

ORLAND PARK

May 25: James G. Adams, 42, of the 8500 block of Westberry Lane in Tinley Park, was charged with driving under the influence, DUI with a blood-alcohol level greater than 0.08, speeding and driving with a loud muffler, according to an Orland Park police report.

At about 1:06 a.m., police on patrol spotted a yellow Acura with a dual exhaust system accelerate from a green light and hit 62 mph in a 40 mph zone before they pulled it over in the 8400 block of 159th Street, the report states. Adams, the driver, reportedly apologized to the cop, whom he did not see. Adams' son was in the front seat, and the two were headed home after work. 

During the stop, an officer allegedly smelled alcohol on driver's breath and asked him if he had been drinking, according to the report. Adams denied it and consented to a breath test. He was asked to get out of the vehicle and denied drinking for a second time.

The cop said he could smell the alcohol on Adam's breath, according to the report. Adams then told the officer that he "maybe" had one "with a guy, after work, but just one beer." Police placed him under arrest when he completed taking field sobriety tests. Adams was charged and set to appear on June 13 in Bridgeview court.

CHICAGO HEIGHTS

June 17: A Joliet woman who drove through a drainage ditch asked police, "What did I do?" when they stopped her car. Yesenia Flores, 24, of the 500 block of Landan Avenue, was charged with driving under the influence, DUI with a blood-alcohol content greater than 0.08, possession of open alcohol, driving without proof of insurance, improper lane use and making an improper turn, according to a report.

Chicago Heights police were searching for a tan vehicle that was "all over the roadway" and had driven into a drainage ditch, the report states. They caught up to it at about 1:35 a.m. near the intersection of Joe Orr Road and State Street. The tan vehicle nearly struck two cars halted at the intersection before it stopped for police. 

"What did I do?" Flores asked police when they approached her vehicle, according to the report. An officer could smell a strong odor of alcohol on her breath, and a glass beer bottle was spotted next to Flores' leg, the report states.

Flores was arrested after performing field sobriety tests, according to police. She later took a breath test for her BAC. A passenger in her car was cited for having an open container of alcohol.

June 15: A Steger man allegedly drove through a red light in front of a cop and ended up with drunken driving charges.

Brandon D. Shaffer, 22, of the 3300 block of Green Street, was charged with driving under the influence, DUI with a blood-alcohol level greater than 0.08 and disobeying a traffic control device, according to a report. Police, who had the green light, were approaching the intersection of Halsted and 14th streets, when a 2000 Chevrolet Cavalier that had been stopped at the light proceeded to run the red, the report states. Officers stopped Shaffer's car a short distance away.

It reportedly took Shaffer, who had been headed home, several tries to find his license in his wallet, police said. He was arrested after performing field sobriety tests.

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