Intoxicated Driver With Cocaine, Heroin Arrested On Rt. 59: JPD

JOLIET, IL — A 25-year-old motorist with cocaine, heroin and drug paraphernalia inside of her automobile is now in the Will County Jail following Thursday's felony DUI arrest, according to Joliet police.

Justeen Negray of Streator was hauled away from the Culver's restaurant parking lot on Route 59 in handcuffs, and delivered to the Will County Jail in downtown Joliet. She's being charged with aggravated DUI, DUI-drugs, possession of controlled substances and she had an arrest warrant out of Cook County for a shoplifting incident.

Around 12:35 a.m. Joliet police were sent to the Smoke's Vape Shop at 1532 Route 59 after learning of an erratic driver. The young woman from Streator pulled over in the Culver's parking lot next door and Negray "exhibited behaviors consistent with drug impairment," Joliet police reports show.

In the fast-food restaurant parking lot, "Negray performed poorly on these tests and was placed into custody without incident," police noted.

Officers recovered suspected cocaine, heroin and drug paraphernalia after searching Negray and the inside of her car, Joliet police indicated.

Before being taken to the Will County Jail, Negray was given an ambulance ride by the Joliet Fire Department to the Ascension St Joseph Medical Center due to her intoxication, according to police.

"She was released from the hospital a short time later and transferred to the Will County Adult Detention Facility," police spokesman Dwayne English added.