Crime & Safety

Burr Ridge Man Accused In Hinsdale DUI Crash: Cops

Man left the scene of the crash without reporting it, police say.

BURR RIDGE, IL — A Burr Ridge man was arrested on a drunken driving charge after hitting an unoccupied car last week in Hinsdale, police said.

A man from Burr Ridge, was charged with DUI, failure to give information after striking an unattended vehicle, failure to report an accident to the police and failure to reduce speed to avoid a crash.

According to a Hinsdale police report, he struck a car parked in the street about 11 p.m. Wednesday in the 10 block of South Thurlow Street. Police later found the man and his damaged car four blocks away in the 200 block of Chestnut Street, the report said.

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The man submitted to testing that indicated he was over the legal limit for alcohol in his system, police said. He was released and given a date to appear in court.

The man was listed as living in a Burr Ridge house that is valued at more than $2 million.

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