Crime & Safety

Woman Causes Problems In Elmhurst Neighborhood: Cops

The suspect was accused of battery, among other offenses, after she hit a guardrail, police said.

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A woman hit this guardrail at the end of West Verret Street in southwestern Elmhurst, police said. She faces a number of charges.
A woman hit this guardrail at the end of West Verret Street in southwestern Elmhurst, police said. She faces a number of charges. (Google Maps)

ELMHURST, IL – A woman was arrested on a number of charges after she struck a guardrail at the dead end of West Verret Street in Elmhurst, police said.

The incident occurred about 9:30 p.m. Thursday in the 500 block of West Verret, police said.

The 24-year-old Flossmoor woman was charged with DUI, obstructing justice, battery (two counts), resisting arrest, disorderly conduct and improper lane usage. She was taken to the DuPage County Jail.

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Police said the woman, who smelled of alcohol, admitted to drinking beforehand.

Verret is a residential street in southwestern Elmhurst. It is between Salt Creek and Route 83.

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Patch has filed a public records request for the woman's arrest report.

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