Handicapped? 'Well, My Back Hurts'

An Oak Park woman became belligerent toward police in Forest Park after they cited her for using another person's handicapped parking placard, police said.

Linda R. Usry, 58, of Oak Park, was cited under a local ordinance for parking in a handicapped spot illegally on March 22.

Police saw Usry parked in a handicapped space at Dunkin' Donuts without a placard displayed. Officers said she couldn't be parked there, and Usry said, "well, my back hurts," then waved a placard around and said, "Can I go to CVS now and get my medication?"

The officer ran the ID number on the placard and saw it was registered to someone born in 1923.

Usry said she was picking up medication for a patient at home, and she didn't know she could not use someone's placard without them present.

Police said she then became "very belligerent" toward the sargeant. She was given a May 1 court date. 

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