Friday, March 22, 2013
Students will see the consequences of drunk driving during an April 4 event. The public is invited, but the presentation is not recommended for kids under age 10.
Article submitted by Plainfield School District 202: You drink and drive. You lose. The message is so simple. Yet some teens learn it only through tragedy when a friend or loved one dies in a car accident caused by drunk driving. Plainfield North High School will try to help sixth- through 12th-grade students avoid that heartbreak by hosting “Road to Reality” from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, April 4, at the school, 12005 S. 248th Street, Plainfield. This free event is open to all District 202 middle and high school students. Refreshments will be available. Due to its graphic nature, the program is not recommended for children under age 10. “Road to Reality” is an innovative and powerful educational program that illustrates the consequences of…
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Plainfield police stepped up drunken driving, seat belt enforcement from March 14 to 17.
Article submitted by the Plainfield Police Department: The Plainfield Police Department made four drunk-driving arrests during the recent St. Patrick’s Day crackdown, three of which were made after midnight. In addition, 69 occupant restraint citations were written, 43 of which occurred during nighttime enforcement hours. Plainfield police joined forces with other state and local law enforcement and highway safety partners in the Illinois St. Patrick’s Day campaign. The campaign featured high-visibility enforcement combined with a variety of outreach activities which included a strategic media campaign as well as additional enforcement activity. Extra emphasis was given to late-night hours, as statistics show the highest number of …
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Crackdown starts March 14.
Plainfield police are warning motorists to celebrate safely this St. Patrick's Day and are conducting a holiday crackdown on drunken drivers and motorists who fail to buckle up. As part of the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over and Click It or Ticket campaigns, police remind those who plan to drink alcohol to designate a sober driver before the party begins. "Too often, St. Patrick’s Day can be a deadly and dangerous time on roadways because of drunk driving," police said in a press release. "That is why from March 14th through March 17th, Plainfield officers will be working overtime to catch and arrest anyone who is driving drunk, and cite anyone who fails to buckle up." Will County Sheriff's police will also conduct drunken driving and seat …
Sunday, December 30, 2012
Here are some eye-opening statistics about drunk driving, and what will happen if you get caught.
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Sunday, December 30, 2012
Patch already gave you tips on how much you can drink before your alcohol level makes it unsafe to drive. But before you take that first sip of champagne, we want to remind you of some sobering statistics regarding DUI. Mothers Against Drunk Driving at www.madd.org provided the following: Since thousands of Americans die each year on the road due to drunken, drugged or distracted drivers, President Barack Obama proclaimed December "National Impaired Driving Prevention Month." To read the proclamation, click here. If you've ignored all our warnings thus far and the idea of hurting yourself or others is not enough to keep you from driving while intoxicated, we have included a link to the Illinois State Police page that lists the penalties of…
Thursday, November 29, 2012
The Cooperstown catcher's drunken driving case was postponed again.
It's been a month and a week since baseball immortal Carlton Fisk was allegedly found passed out behind the wheel of his pickup in a New Lenox cornfield, but the former Red and White Sox star has yet to make it into a Joliet courtroom. Fisk was scheduled for a hearing Thursday morning but his drunken driving case postponed until Dec. 17. Fisk's lawyer, Stephen White, is fighting to get his superstar client's driver's license back and to have evidence ejected from the case. Fisk, 64, lost his license when he allegedly refused to take a breathalyzer test during his arrest Oct. 22 on charges of driving under the influence, improper lane usage and illegal transportation of alcohol. White has also filed a motion claiming the New Lenox police …
Friday, October 26, 2012
Trying to out run the police never really works, especially when you're drunk.
Oct. 15 Ozram Marzo, 26, 274 Cobb Circle, was charged with DUI and no taillights, following traffic stop at Hampshire Ln. & Winston Dr. at 3:02 a.m. Oct. 14 Jose Guzman-Gomez, 24, 315 Woodcreek Drive, was charged with two counts of hit and run, no valid driver’s license, , no insurance, two counts of DUI, hitchhiking and illegal transportation of alcohol on the 300 block of Woodcreek Drive at 11:59 a.m. Delfino Jimenez, 24, 108 Delmar Drive, was charged with DUI, improper lane usage, failure to notify damage, driving on a suspended license, hit & run and no insurance on the 500 block of Remington Blvd. at 4:11 am. Jose Amador, 50, 109 Rocklyn Court, was charged with two counts of DUI, improper turn at intersection and illegal …
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Drunken Plainfield man makes a run for it, ends up with multiple charges: police.
Plainfield Oct. 16: Danielle Delara, 20, of the 11000 block of Wolf Drive, Plainfield, was arrested by Plainfield police at 7:05 a.m. at 127th Street and Naperville Road and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, police said. Oct. 13: Joseph Corrado, 27, of the 1800 block of Kelly Avenue, Crest Hill, was arrested by Plainfield police at 11:19 p.m. at Renwick Road and Route 59 and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, police said. Bond amount was $1,000. Bolingbrook Oct. 7: Eddie Pearson, 37, of 339 Inner Cir., was arrested at 3:35 a.m. and charged with improper lane usage and two counts of DUI following a traffic stop at Veterans Parkway and Lily Cache Lane, police said. Saul Villanueva, 23, of 301 Kent Ave…
Friday, September 14, 2012
Family will hold annual event on Sunday to raise money for scholarships to honor memory of daughter killed by a drunk driver. The Erin E. Olmsted Memorial Scholarship benefits students at Plainfield East, Sandburg high schools.
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Friday, September 14, 2012
The Olmsted family of Orland Park has managed to turn tragedy into triumph through Erin’s AIMM for Change 5K Run and Walk, which is set for 8:30 a.m. on Sunday. The annual event, now in its sixth year at the Metra station in Centennial Park in Orland Park, helps raise money for the Erin E. Olmsted Memorial Scholarship, which was created to honor the 17-year-old high school student killed on March 2, 1997, by a drunk driver. Her family has awarded $45,000 in scholarships in her name to 37 recipients from Sandburg High School over the past 15 years. In 2011, a scholarship program in her name was started at Plainfield East High School by teacher Kate Morris, Erin’s sister. “We do this to remember Erin and to create awareness for drunken …
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Gerard Jayne received 4 years' probation for his first drunken driving offense but may not get same break for DUI arrest by Plainfield police, Sun-Times Media says.
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Tuesday, March 13, 2012
A man who killed his wife in a drunken driving accident but avoided prison was arrested in Plainfield more than seven years later for being intoxicated behind the wheel, and now may when sentenced by the same judge in May. According to a story published by Sun-Times Media, 50-year-old Gerard Jayne of Joliet received a four-year probation term for the reckless homicide of his wife, Sherri, in a 2003 crash on Theodore Street near Drauden Road. His second DUI arrest was on May 26, 2011, at 24020 Fraser Road, according to Plainfield police records. He's pleaded guilty to the second offense and will be sentenced by Will County Judge Richard Schoenstedt on May 24, the Sun-Times story said. To read the entire article, click here.
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Minooka man was allegedly intoxicated at the time of his arrest, Kendall County sheriff's officers say.
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Sunday, December 25, 2011
A Minooka man who was going 90 mph the wrong way on a road near Route 126 and Ridge Road in unincorporated Plainfield was arrested by Kendall County sheriff's deputies and charged with driving under the influence, the Sun-Times Media Wire reported. For the full account, click here.
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8:02 am on Monday, March 25, 2013
I highly agree with this. When the police compare a person texting to the abilities of a drunk driver, it should be in the same discussion. Especially during these times of immediate technological interaction needed by society and its young people. more ›