Crime & Safety
Worth Man Found Impeding Traffic Accused of DUI
Palos Heights police arrested a 21-year-old man after a caller reported a car stopped in the road, according to a report.
A Worth man is accused of driving while on drugs after police found him stopped in the road.
Noberto Vazquez, Jr., 21, of the 10700 block of South Lloyd Drive, Worth, was charged with driving under the influence of drugs, driving with a suspended license and other traffic offenses, according to a Palos Heights police report.
Officers allegedly found Noberto at about 7:18 p.m. on May 31 in the 13200 block of South Ridgeland Avenue, according to the report. A caller told police a car was stopped in the road and impeding traffic.
Police determined Noberto was under the influence of drugs, the report states.
Bail was set at $3,000, according to the report. Noberto was due on June 17 in Bridgeview court.
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