CHICAGO — Newly released body camera videos show the arrest of a Cook County elected official who was charged with drunk driving after she allegedly crashed her car on the North Side two weeks ago.
45-year-old Samantha Steele, who is one of three commissioners on the Cook County Board of Review , has been charged with one misdemeanor count of driving under the influence of alcohol.
Steele was taken into custody just before 9 p.m. on Sunday, Nov., 10, in the 5000 block of North Ashland Avenue, after officers were called to the scene on a report of a traffic crash in the area.
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According to the arrest report, after officers located two damaged cars in the area, they found Steele lying on the ground. Officers said she then allegedly told police that she had been driving southbound along Ashland when she struck another car.
While on the scene, officers allegedly spotted an open bottle of red wine on the passenger side floorboard. Another officer said they also observed that Steele’s eyes were bloodshot and detected a strong odor of alcohol coming from her breath.