Authorities outside Chicago have released stunning body camera footage showing the arrest of a former suburban police chief who threw an unhinged tantrum when officers tried to take him into custody on DUI charges last December.
Former Bridgeview Police Chief Walter Klimek was arrested Dec. 27 in Justice, Illinois, on suspicion of driving under the influence, according to WGN News, citing video released Tuesday by the Justice Police Department.
Klimek, who led the Bridgeview Police Department from 2013 to 2016, was speeding when he struck a guardrail, spun out, and crashed into another vehicle, causing injuries to a passenger.
On top of the DUI, Klimek was also charged with misdemeanor resisting arrest after turning belligerent toward officers at the scene…