Well-Being Check Leads to Charges of Open Alcohol in Car

A well-being check led to the arrest of a Downers Grove woman on charges of having open alcohol in a car.

Police responded to a call of a woman sitting in a black Lincoln Navigator drinking in the Jewel parking lot at 6215 Main St. around 12:46 a.m. August 9, reports said.

When police arrived, they made contact with Amy L. Canty, 37. The officer noticed a coffee mug in the center console, along with two bottles of wine in the back seat, police said.

A third bottle had a broken seal and was half-finished, according to the report.

Canty was asked to step out of the car and perform field sobriety tests. Based on the results, a relative was called to drive Canty home, the officer said.

She was charged and has court hearing on Sept. 8.

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