Blotter: 'Scared and Shaky' Driver Accused of Drunken Driving

Shaky Driver

Ivan R. Martinez, 33, of the 2400 block of West Pershing Road, Chicago, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, disobeying a traffic light, failing to signal, having expired registration and possessing on open container of alcohol, according to an Oak Lawn Police Department report.

Police spotted a car at about 1:47 a.m. drive through a red light at the intersection of Central Avenue and Southwest Highway, the report states. The officer caught up to the car in the 5200 block of Southwest Highway. The driver, Martinez, had red, glassy eyes and an open bottle of Red's Apple Ale in the car, police said. The officer also could smell a faint odor of alcohol coming from the car. Martinez told police he had "two beers," according to the report. He said he could not finish a test for intoxication because he was "scared and shaky." He also refused a breath test.

Martinez is due on Aug. 27 in Bridgeview court.

SATURDAY, JULY 13

Wine Tasting, Then Trouble

Lucia A. Flores, 42, of the 5200 block of South Avers, Chicago, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, improper lane use, driving without proof of insurance and speeding, according to an Oak Lawn Police Department report.

Oak Lawn police spotted a gray Chevrolet Impala speeding on Cicero Avenue, the reports states. The officer's radar gun clocked the car traveling 51 mph in a 35 mph zone at about 1:04 a.m. The cop also saw the Impala cross the road lines before stopping it in the 9400 block of South Cicero Avenue. Police could smell a strong odor of alcohol on the driver's breath, according to the report. Flores told the officer she had come from a wine tasting in Orland Park.

She is due on Aug. 16 in Bridgeview court.

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