La Grange Man Among Latest DUI Arrests

LA GRANGE, IL – La Grange police arrested three people on DUI charges in recent days. Here is information from the reports:

• Jason Mikesh, 35, of La Grange, was arrested about 5 p.m. July 25 on charges of aggravated DUI, DUI (drugs or combination of drugs), driving an uninsured vehicle and failing to reduce speed to avoid an accident. Officers responded to an accident with injuries.
• Patrick Blakemore, 38, of Lisle, was arrested about 4:30 a.m. July 28 at 55th Street and La Grange Road on a charge of DUI. Police said he was stopped because he was unable to maintain a lane. Field tests determined he was intoxicated.
• Jose Mendoza, 36, of Chicago, was arrested about 10 p.m. July 28 in the 10 block of North La Grange Road on charges of DUI (drug or combination of drugs), driving with a suspended license, driving with one taillight and disobeying a stop sign. Officers responded to a complaint of a possible drunken driver.

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 people charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.