Crime & Safety
New Lenox Police: Repeat Drunk Driver Busted At Burger King
The latest arrest for Juan Contreras happened at the Burger King drive-thru in New Lenox, according to the complaint.
NEW LENOX — A Will County judge set bail at $150,000 for a 28-year-old Joliet man arrested at the New Lenox Burger King drive-thru on Route 30 on charges of fourth offense driving under the influence and for having a stolen car. The Will County State's Attorney's Office charged Juan Contreras with two counts of aggravated driving under the influence, one charge of theft and one charge of possession of a stolen vehicle.
Contreras, who lives in the 200 block of Joliet's South Eastern Avenue, was arrested Nov. 20 by officers at the New Lenox Police Department, and he remains incarcerated five days later, unable to post 10 percent of his bail, jail logs show.
The complaint accuses of Contreras of having a stolen Cadillac Escalade and driving on a revoked license at the time of his latest arrest.
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The Joliet man has three previous DUI convictions, from May 9, 2009, Sept. 10, 2010 and June 8, 2013, his complaint states.
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