Crime & Safety
Aggravated DUI Charge For Repeat Offender: Plainfield Police
The 31-year-old man was found to be driving near Raising Cane's with several open bottles of alcohol in his car, officials said.
PLAINFIELD, IL — A Shorewood man with a history of drinking under the influence was charged with an aggravated DUI, a felony, on Aug. 4 near Raising Cane's in Plainfield, police said.
An officer pulled over a silver Chevy Equinox around 8:35 p.m. after observing the driver change lanes without signaling. After speaking with the driver, identified as 31-year-old Jacob Miller, the officer believed he was driving under the influence of alcohol, Commander Anthony Novak told Patch.
Upon searching the car, police found several open bottles of alcohol inside, Novak said.
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After taking sobriety tests, Miller was placed under arrest and brought to the Plainfield Police Department for booking after he took sobriety tests.
Police said Miller was driving without a valid license, resulting in a charge of driving while driver's license is suspended. He was also charged with illegal transportation of alcohol by a driver.
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The DUI charge was aggravated since it was Miller's "third or subsequent" violation, Novak said.
Miller pleaded guilty to driving under the influence in 2013 and was placed under 12-month supervision, according to Will County court documents.
Miller, of the 200 block of East Jefferson Street in Shorewood, is being held at the Will County jail.
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