Drunken Driver In Caton Farm Rd Wreck Has No License: JPD

JOLIET, IL — A 23-year-old Joliet man from the 1400 block of Fifth Avenue was booked into the Will County Jail in connection with a head-on crash along Caton Farm Road on Thursday night. Joliet police arrested Eliezer Cruz on charges of aggravated DUI, no valid driver’s license, operating an uninsured motor vehicle, improper lane usage and driving on the wrong side of the roadway.

Cruz crashed into a 19-year-old Plainfield resident's Chevrolet Malibu around 11:35 p.m. at Caton Farm and Pebble Beach Drive, Joliet police said.

Joliet police spokesman Dwayne English said the Plainfield teenager was driving west on Caton Farm Road in the left lane while Cruz's Mercedes Benz C300 was eastbound on Caton Farm Road; Cruz veered into the westbound lanes, crashing into the Plainfield motorist's car.

Both drivers were rushed by Joliet Fire Department ambulances to Ascension St Joseph Medical Center with minor injuries, police reports show.

"While officers spoke with Cruz, he exhibited signs of possible alcohol impairment and indicated to officers that he had consumed alcohol before driving," English said. "It was discovered that Cruz did not have either a driver’s license or insurance."

After being discharged from St. Joe's hospital, Joliet police gave him a ride to the police station and then to Will County Jail. He was booked into custody at 4:28 a.m.