Tuesday, May 21, 2013
The National Transportation Safety Board recommends reducing the limit. Some say it would save lives. Others say it's unreasonable.
One drink could be the standard for drunken drivingat least for some people if the National Transporation Safety Board has its way. On Tuesday, the NTSB recommended states lower the blood-alcohol threshold for driving under the influence from 0.08 percent to 0.05 percent. About 10,000 deaths a year are related to drunken driving. The NTSB says the lower limit would save 500 to 800 lives a year. Officials at the American Beverage Institute called the proposal "ludicrous." It said the average woman could reach the 0.05 percent limit by having one drink. We reached out to readers of our Downers Grove, Darien, Lemont and Woodridge sites and asked them: should the DUI limit be lowered to 0.05 percent? Here’s some of the responses we got: Lori…
Friday, May 10, 2013
Woodridge police reports, April 28
SUNDAY, APRIL 28 Someone took a skateboard at about 2:35 p.m. from Seven Bridges Park on the 6500 block of Greene Road, police said. Further information on this incident was not immediately available. Oscar Melgarejo, 22, of the 14000 block of Largo Court, Plainfield, was charged with the following: Melgarejo was arrested at about 3:35 a.m. following a traffic stop in the 7800 block of Route 53, according to a police report. A 16-year-old male was charged at about 12:19 a.m. with possession of cannabis following the investigation of a suspicious person on the 3400 block of Hobson Road, police said. Looking for more Woodridge police news? Police Blotter information is provided by local law enforcement agencies. Charges are not evidence of …
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Woodridge police reports, April 26-28
FRIDAY, APRIL 26 Randy Jones, 45, of the 600 block of West 45th Avenue, Gary, Ind., was charged with the following: Jones was arrested at about 7:25 p.m. following a traffic stop on the 2000 block of 75th Street, according to a police report. Looking for more Woodridge police news? Police Blotter information is provided by local law enforcement agencies. Charges are not evidence of guilt. They are a record of police actions taken on a given day, and persons charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court. If you or a family member are charged or cited and the case is subsequently adjudicated, we encourage you to notify the editor. We will verify and report the outcome. Get Woodridge news and breaking news alerts to …
Friday, May 3, 2013
Woodridge police reports, April 21-25
THURSDAY, APRIL 25 Hector Martinez, 24, of the 1400 block of Sage Drive, Woodridge, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, operating an uninsured motor vehicle and improper lane usage. Martinez was charged at 3:42 a.m. following a traffic stop on International Parkway at Lemont Road. MONDAY, APRIL 22 Someone entered a church on the 7800 block of Janes Avenue and took about $2 in U.S. coins. The incident occurred at about 7:39 a.m., according to police. SUNDAY, APRIL 21 Gabriela Lopez, 38, of the first block of West 66th Street, Westmont, was charged at 6:50 p.m. with retail theft after removing clothing from a store on the 1000 block of 75th Street. Also charged at the same location was Kimberly Reid, 53, of the 18W100 …
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Woodridge police reports, April 12-13
SATURDAY, APRIL 13 Jorey Shallcross, 25, of the 200 block of Charleston Drive, Bolingbrook, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and improper parking on a roadway. Shallcross was charged at about 5:14 a.m. following the investigation of a suspicious vehicle on Woodridge Drive at Davos. FRIDAY, APRIL 12 A 17-year-old was charged at about 10:50 p.m. with possession of cannabis and possession of drug paraphernalia following the investigation of suspicious people on the grounds of Willowcreek School on the 2900 block of Jackson. Looking for more Woodridge police news? Police Blotter information is provided by local law enforcement agencies. Charges are not evidence of guilt. They are a record of police actions taken on a …
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Woodridge police reports, April 10
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10 Joelle Eddy, 44, of the 500 block of West 61st Street, Westmont, was charged at about 10:50 a.m. with driving under the influence of alcohol, driving with a suspended driver's license and improper turn following a traffic stop on Route 53 at Seven Bridges Drive. Someone damaged a stone landscaping cap at Windy Point Park on the 2100 block of Egerton Drive. Someone took a trailer from a parking lot on the 1000 block of 75th Street. The incident occurred sometime between 11:30 p.m. April 9 and 10 a.m. April 10. Looking for more Woodridge police news? Police Blotter information is provided by local law enforcement agencies. Charges are not evidence of guilt. They are a record of police actions taken on a given day, and …
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Woodridge police reports, March 30-April 1
MONDAY, APRIL 1 Someone at 8:25 a.m. reported graffiti on the underside of the gazebo roof at the Janes Avenue Skate Park on the 7900 block of Janes Avenue. Someone broke the front window of a business on the 2000 block of 75th Street. The incident occurred sometime between 5 p.m. March 29 and 7:42 a.m. April 1. SUNDAY, MARCH 31 Thomas Corcoran, 39, of the 400 block of North LaLonde, Lombard, was charged at 2:18 a.m. with driving under the influence of alcohol following a traffic stop on 75th Street at I-355. FRIDAY, MARCH 30 Magdelena Vitone, 19, of the 400 block of Highland Road, Willowbrook, was charged at about 3:40 p.m. with retail theft after removing sunglasses and hair bands from a store on the 1000 block of 75th Street. Looking …
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Woodridge police reports, March 15-16
SATURDAY, MARCH 16 Someone stole $52.24 worth of gasoline at about 1:12 p.m. from a gas station on the 2000 block of 87th Street. FRIDAY, MARCH 15 Phillip Campagna, 36, of the 600 block of Londonberry Lane, Bolingbrook, was charged at about 10:06 p.m. with driving under the influence of alcohol, improper turn and squealing tires following a traffic stop on Route 53 at Hobson Road. Someone stole $72 worth of gasoline at about 5:35 p.m. from a gas station on the 2000 block of 87th Street. Looking for more Woodridge police news? Police Blotter information is provided by local law enforcement agencies. Charges are not evidence of guilt. They are a record of police actions taken on a given day, and persons charged with a crime are presumed …
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Woodridge police reports, March 12-14
THURSDAY, MARCH 14 An unknown male passed $120 in counterfeit $20 bills at about 8:29 p.m. in the 8200 block of Janes Avenue. TUESDAY, MARCH 12 Andrew Labuszewski, 23, of the 6600 block of Double Eagle Drive, Woodridge, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol at about 12:54 a.m. following a traffic stop on Seven Bridges Drive at Main Street. At the same time and location, Curtis Cesal, 21, of the 1100 block of Longwood Drive, Lisle, was charged with obstructing/resisting a peace officer. Looking for more Woodridge police news? Police Blotter information is provided by local law enforcement agencies. Charges are not evidence of guilt. They are a record of police actions taken on a given day, and persons charged with a crime …
Monday, March 18, 2013
Woodridge police reports, March 4-7
THURSDAY, MARCH 7 Someone stole $32 worth of gasoline at about 5:07 p.m. from a gas station on the 2400 block of 63rd Street. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6 Luis Figueroa Rivera, 43, of the 7500 block of Orchard Lane, Woodridge, was charged at about 2:54 p.m. with driving under the influence of alcohol following a traffic stop in the 7500 block of Orchard. MONDAY, MARCH 4 Someone entered a residence between noon and 3 p.m. on the 8900 block of Oxford Street and removed a wallet. Looking for more Woodridge police news? Police Blotter information is provided by local law enforcement agencies. Charges are not evidence of guilt. They are a record of police actions taken on a given day, and persons charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven …
Stan Marciniak
7:55 am on Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Does it really matter if it's .05 or .08? Does anyone know of any DUI that has had his/her license revoked for any significant period of time? Until and unless our judicial system begins to take DUI's seriously, nothing will ever change. The conviction for a DUI is predicated entirely on the attorney you can afford, thus making the DUI nothing more than a source of revenue for municipalities. Our… more ›