Crime & Safety
Wrong Way Driver Charged With Aggravated DUI: Cops
Alsip police observed Chicago man driving westbound in eastbound lane of 115th Street, prosecutor said.
ALSIP, IL -- A Chicago man driving the wrong way down a road in Alsip was arrested for drunken driving, prosecutors said.
Angel Luis Hernandes, 64, appeared before Cook County Judge Donald Havis on a charge of aggravated DUI. Hernandes was stopped around 2 a.m. April 17 when police said he was observed driving westbound down the eastbound lane of the 4900 block of West 115th Street.
Hernandes was discovered to be driving on a revoked license, prosecutors said. According to Alsip police, Hernandes blew .185 on a Breathlyzer test, more than three times the legal limit.
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The assistant public defender told the judge that Hernandes is currently collecting social security because he has prostate cancer. The judge set bail at $25,000. Hernandes is due back in court May 3 in Bridgeview.
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