4 DUI Arrests In Hinsdale

HINSDALE, IL — A Clarendon Hills woman was charged last week with aggravated DUI, which police said was her third drunken driving offense. Police were called to a report of reckless driving in the 100 block of North Vine Street.

When officers arrived, they found a woman slumped in the driver's seat, with an open bottle of vodka found inside the car, police said. The suspect was identified as Cynthia M. Monaco, 62. The incident was about 3:30 p.m. Aug. 5. Her license had already been suspended because of a previous DUI, according to a police report.

Besides aggravated DUI, Monaco was charged with driving with a revoked license, driving on the wrong side of the road, disobeying a stop sign and transporting open alcohol by a driver. Monaco was taken to the DuPage County Jail.

Here is information from the police on three other DUIs in recent days:

• Junny E. Mateo Irias, 24, of Chicago, was arrested about 3 a.m. Aug. 8 at the BP gas station, 149 E. Ogden Ave., on a charge of DUI. Police were called to a report of a domestic disturbance. Mateo Irias refused testing to determine blood-alcohol content. The suspect was released and given a date to appear in court.
• Carris T. Weeks, 35, of Bolingbrook, was arrested about 2:30 a.m. Aug. 9 in the 10 block of Bruner Street on charges of DUI, driving with a revoked license, operating an uninsured vehicle and transporting open alcohol. Weeks was seen slumped behind the wheel. He submitted to testing that showed he was over the legal limit. Open beer cans were found inside his car. He was released and given a date to appear in court.
• April Elaine Grieshaber, 39, of Bolingbrook, was arrested about 12:30 a.m. Aug. 11 at County Line Road and 60th Street on charges of DUI and speeding. She submitted to testing that showed she was over the legal limit. She was released and given a date to appear in court.

Police report information is provided by local police departments. Charges are not evidence of guilt. They are a record of police actions on a given day, and persons charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.