Man Accused Of Being An Armed Habitual Criminal Charged With DUI In Drunken Winnetka Crash

WINNETKA, IL — Police dispatched to a crash Sunday in Winnetka reported they found a disabled car with no one inside.

But they did not have to look far for the driver, according to prosecutors, as officers found him at the 7-Eleven across the street from the crash at Green Bay Road and Winnetka Avenue.

John W. Williams, 42, of Chicago, was arrested and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, driving under the influence of alcohol with a breath alcohol concentration of 0.08 or greater, driving with a license revoked for a previous DUI and various traffic offenses.

"[Williams] appeared very disorderly," and admitted he was the driver of the disabled car, Assistant State's Attorney Rowland Edwards said.

"Officers observed what appeared to be vomit on [Williams'] pants and sweater," Edwards said. "[He] made admissions to consuming vodka shots and smoking marijuana shortly before driving."

Prosecutors also sought to revoke Williams' bail issued following a June arrest in Chicago's Lawndale neighborhood, after which he was charged with armed habitual criminal, domestic battery, assault and three counts of resisting arrest.

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Williams has 10 previous felony convictions, according to Edwards, who described all of them as connected to narcotics possession or DUI.

On the new charges, Williams was ordered held unless he can provide the $5,000 cash portion of his bond. However, Cook County Sheriff's Office records indicate he is also being held without bond on three other cases, including the armed habitual criminal case.