Alliance Against Intoxicated Motorists releases its annual Top Cops list

The Alliance Against Intoxicated Motorists has released its annual report of the Illinois police departments and officers who made the most DUI arrests in 2017.

The Top Cop list is as follows:

Rank	Title	Top Cops	Department	DUI Arrests
1	Trooper	Eric David	ISP District Chicago	208
2	Officer	Timothy Walter	Chicago District #19	167
3	Officer	Benjamin McGill	Springfield	132
4	Officer	Elliot Tupayachi	Chicago District #19	124
5	Investigator	Andrew Hartman	Rockford	110
6	Officer	Paul Dublinski	Elgin	105
7	Officer	Carlos Ortiz	Chicago District #19	104

The top suburban police departments (i.e., not including Chicago (1,982 DUI arrests in 2017) or the Illinois State Police (5,234 arrests) are below:

Rank	Municipality	2017 DUI Arrests	% Change from 2016 to 2017	2016 DUI Arrests
1	Rockford	490	6.8%	459
2	Elgin	418	14.5%	365
3	Decatur	391	-2.5%	401
4	Cicero	341	11.8%	305
5	Aurora	326	39.3%	234
6	Lombard	313	34.3%	233
7	Carol Stream	291	-4.6%	305
8	Springfield	288	25.2%	230
9	Naperville	271	-13.1%	312
10	Normal	246	2.9%	239
11	Fairview Heights	219	4.3%	210
12	Orland Park	216	17.4%	184
13	Elmhurst	214	6.5%	201
14	Gurnee	211	40.7%	150

 

Schaumburg Police Officer arrested for DUI after crash, refused breath test

A Schaumburg police officer with 28 years on the force resigned after being arrested and charged with misdemeanor DUI after crashing into a tree.  Credit to his fellow officers for not giving him a pass.

According to news reports, the officer refused to take a blood, breath or urine test.  I wonder what he learned in his 28 years of policing that lead him to make that decision?

You can read the entire story here:  https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/schaumburg-police-officer-charged-with-dui-resigns-after-28-years/

I received a recommendation on Alignable

I am not that familiar with a new website called Alignable, but I do have a listing there and I just received this wonderful recommendation from Chicago attorney Drew Balac.  Excuse my immodesty, but I wanted to share this:

I have known Drew for 20 years, and I am more than willing to return the compliment.  No one will ever out-work her on a case.  She is very detail oriented and a strong litigator.

PGA President arrested for DUI

From Golfweek:

PGA of America president Paul Levy was arrested last week and charged for driving under the influence of alcohol, the Riverside County (Calif.) Sheriff’s office confirmed Wednesday.

Levy was driving eastbound in the 74-000 block of Highway 111 in Palm Desert, Calif. when his vehicle veered off the road and collided into a posted sign, according to a Sheriff’s office release.

Officers responded to the single-car collision at approximately 11:22 p.m. on June 7. During the investigation Levy showed signs of being under the influence of alcohol. Levy, 57, was transported to a hospital as a precaution but was not injured in the incident. He was booked into Riverside County Jail in Indio, Calif. and charged with a misdemeanor DUI. He is scheduled to appear in court Aug. 2 at the Indio Larson Justice Center, according to Riverside County jail records.

Late Round QB drafted by Bengals arrested for DUI

This is not a good way to start your NFL career.  From Cincinnati.com:

According to online public records, Cincinnati Bengals rookie quarterback Logan Woodside was arrested in Bellevue, Kentucky on June 9 for speeding and operating a motor vehicle under the influence.

Woodside, 23, was detained at 3:46 a.m. in Newport.

A seventh-round pick out of Toledo, Woodside is one of four quarterbacks on the Bengals roster.

The Bellevue police officer wrote the following in Woodside’s citation:

“Officer was sitting in the outside area of UDF when a blue SUV came through the parking lot at a high rate of speed. When I walked up to the vehicle the driver had a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage, and he had glassy eyes. Subject was able to exit the vehicle OK but had minor troubles counting backward, and with finger dexterity. During the HGN (Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus) test subject should clues for impairment. Subject had trouble with his walk and turn, and counting during the test. Subject was unable to complete the one leg stand. Subject took the BA (Blood Alcohol) test after attempting to contact an attorney and declined a test at his own expense. Breath: .112.”

The officer cited Woodside for driving greater than 10 miles per hour over the speed limit.

Vince Vaughn charged with DUI and Resisting Arrest

From the Hollywood Reporter:

Vince Vaughn was arrested early Sunday morning in Hermosa Beach, the Manhattan Beach Police Department confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter.

At approximately 1 a.m., Vaughn was stopped at a DUI checkpoint in Hermosa Beach, Sgt. Matt Sabosky confirmed to THR. A passenger was in the car with the actor. Vaughn was arrested and charged with driving under the influence and resisting arrest, while his passenger was also arrested and charged with public intoxication. They were taken into custody at the Manhattan Beach Police Department early Sunday and released later that morning.

NY Jets draft pick Chris Herndon arrested for DWI

From the Miami Herald:

The Miami Herald has learned that New York Jets tight end Christopher Herndon IV, a former University of Miami standout picked in the fourth round of April’s NFL Draft, was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated and taken away in handcuffs at the scene of a car accident just before dawn Saturday.

Herndon, 22, was driving a Nissan Armada and hit and totaled a Toyota FJ-40 Land Cruiser owned by Albert Elliott, 76, of Manalapan, New Jersey, at 4:45 a.m. Saturday on West Interstate 80, mile marker 35.4, in Rockaway Township, New Jersey, New Jersey State Police spokesman Jeff Flynn confirmed to the Herald.

Herndon also demolished a railroad motorcar and the attached trailer, said a source close to Elliott.

The source said Elliott sustained a bruised and gashed arm. It is unknown if Herndon was injured.

“The case remains under investigation,” Flynn said. “Mr. Herndon was arrested and charged with DWI. The DWI charge is considered a violation of New Jersey motor vehicle statutes.”

…Herndon, who was drafted 107th overall, is from Norcross, Georgia, according to the UM media guide, and from Deluth, Georgia, according to the police spokesman. This past season he was UM’s second-leading receiver with 477 yards and four touchdowns on 40 catches — despite missing the final two games after sustaining a season-ending injury and undergoing surgery to repair the medial collateral ligament of his left knee.
 

Herndon recently signed a four-year contract worth just over $3.1 million, and had a strong chance of winning the starting job.
Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/college/acc/university-of-miami/article212475989.html#storylink=cpy