Nap in Traffic Leads to DUI Charge

Guadalupe Cruz, 35 | Cook County Sheriff

Burr Ridge, IL, May 9, 2016 -- A Summit man was found sleeping behind the wheel of his car in the middle of traffic, prosecutors said.

Guadalupe Cruz, 35, appeared before Cook County Judge Peter Felice on a charge of aggravated DUI.

The prosecutor said that Cruz was found sleeping around 3 a.m. May 8 in the right lane of 79th Street and County Line road in Burr Ridge.

According to police, Cruz had an open 32-ounce bottle of Corona between his legs. Cruz reportedly showed signs of impairment during field sobriety tests and was taken into custody.

Cruz allegedly admitted that he had been drinking “before he took a nap.”

The assistant public defender told the judge that Cruz has a bachelor’s degree in engineering from a university in Mexico.

The prosecutor said that Cruz had never had a driver’s license. He also has a 2011 DUI conviction.

Bail was set at $25,000. The judge also ordered random drug testing.

“You’re done drinking,” Judge Felice said, “before you kill yourself, your family or some innocent bystander.”

Cruz is due back in court May 23 in Bridgeview.