Police Arrest Wheaton Man For DUI, Endangering Life of a Child

Wheaton Police arrested Roberto Velasquez of the 100 block of N. Gables St. early on Sep. 5 for driving under the influence, endangering the life of a child and having no valid driver's license. Velasquez, 37, was pulled over at the intersection of Roosevelt Road and Washington Street at around 1:59 a.m. He was driving a white Mitsubishi Eclipse.

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