Crime & Safety

DuPage DUI Arrests, April 28 Edition

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BURR RIDGE

March 30: Laura Hughes, 44, of the 11600 block of South Lavergne, Alsip was charged with driving under the influence. Hughes was driving her 1996 Jeep Cherokee at 4:37 a.m. at Route 83 and Mockingbird Road when police initiated a traffic stop.

DARIEN

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April 7: Michael Leonard, 59, of the 200 block of Tiger Street, Bolingbrook, was arrested and charged with driving under the influence and driving in the wrong lane on Cass Avenue at I-55. Leonard was processed and released with a court date pending in Wheaton.

ELMHURST

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April 15: Jason Brula, 24, of the 600 block of East Highland, Villa Park, was arrested and charged with DUI after police pulled over his silver Chrysler Concorde for disobeying a traffic signal at St. Charles and West Avenue at 1:12 a.m. He also was wanted on a failure to appear warrant out of DuPage County. He was taken to DuPage County Jail.

April 14: Patino Balfred, 41, of the 4700 block of South Karlov, Chicago, was arrested and charged with DUI after police pulled over his white Dodge Ram for improper lane use and failure to signal at Lake and McNair at 2:38 a.m. He was released on bond.

April 13:

  • Michelle Schmuhl, 32, of the 400 block of Gregory, Glendale Heights, was arrested and charged with DUI after police pulled over her black Nissan Rogue for following too closely and improper lane use at York and Interstate 290 at 2:40 a.m. She was released on bond.
  • Ernesto Alcaraz, 34, of the 900 block of Westgate, Aurora, was arrested and charged with DUI and driving without insurance after police pulled over his white Toyota Corolla for speeding at North and Highview at 1:27 a.m. He was released on bond.
  • Michael Ruffolo, 24, of the 2700 block of 63rd Street, Downers Grove, was arrested and charged with DUI after police pulled him over for improper lane use at Route 83 and Riverside Drive at 12:42 a.m. He was released on bond.

April 12: Ashley E. Ryan, 22, of the 400 block of 56th Street, Clarendon Hills, was arrested and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol after police pulled over her white Pontiac G6 for improper lane use and no rear registration plate light at Roosevelt and Prospect at 3:53 a.m. She was released on bond.

April 9: Hector Flores, 21, of the 2500 block of Harding, Chicago, was arrested and charged with DUI, driving without a license and illegal transportation of alcohol after police pulled over his white GMC for improper lane use and disobeying a traffic control device at Lake and Grand at 2:49 a.m. He was released on bond. Two passengers, Elias Rosaled, 43, 10411 W. Fullerton, Melrose Park, and Juan G. Sandoval, 35, 2526 Harding, Chicago, were charged with illegal transportation of alcohol and were released on bond.

April 7: Brian Bachman, 43, of the 2200 block of Ivan Street, Dallas, Texas, was arrested and charged with DUI after police said they found him passed out at the wheel of his black Buick Enclave on the 300 block of Eggleston at 12:31 a.m.

April 6: Elmhurst police stopped Randy Shears, 27, of the 100 block of South York, Bensenville, after he allegedly fled the scene of an accident at Interstate 290 and York at 12:05 a.m. Shears was a passenger in another vehicle. Elmhurst police turned him over to the custody of the Illinois State Police for DUI, according to the police report.

April 5: Christopher Kerkau, 51, of the 100 block of South Illinois, Villa Park, was arrested and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol after police pulled over his silver Honda CRV for improper lane use at St. Charles and Villa at 9:41 p.m. He was released on bond.

GLEN ELLYN

April 14:

  • Khua T. Hmung, 40, of the 1300 block of North Main Street, Wheaton, was charged at 1:54 p.m. with DUI and improper lane usage at Roosevelt Road and Sunset.
  • Brett S. Harvey, 22, of the 400 block of Camden Avenue, Romeoville, was charged at 1:10 a.m. with DUI and speeding at Route 53 and Sheehan Avenue.

HINSDALE

April 19: Steven Paul Webb, 56, of the 11500 block of Villa Court, Alsip, was charged with driving under the influence of drugs. Police saw Webb at 6:37 p.m. stopped at Hickory and County Line Road with his hazard lights on. He was observed to be under the influence of a controlled substance, according to police. Paul was transported to the hospital for medical treatment. His blood and urine were drawn for evaluation. He was charged and released to appear in court after his release from the hospital.

April 17: Margo L. Baird, 53, of the 600 block of North Washington Street, Hinsdale, was charged with driving under the influence and failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident. Police responded to a traffic crash at 6:28 p.m. at Ogden Avenue and Route 83. Baird's silver Lexus LS450 struck a traffic light, and she was observed to be under the influence of alcohol, police said. Baird refused to submit to breath testing. She was charged and released to appear in court.

WHEATON

April 13: Police charged Michael P. McCabe, 27, of the 2400 block of Shasta Drive, Lisle, with driving under the influence of alcohol and possession of cannabis. McCabe was driving a silver or aluminum 2002 Volkswagen Golf at 2:17 a.m. at Blanchard Street and Roosevelt Road when police initiated a traffic stop. McCabe was booked at the Wheaton Police Department and released later that morning.

WOODRIDGE

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.

Also see a log of DUI arrests from the past week in Naperville.

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