Man charged with DUI after Circle Ave. car accident

On April 27, police responded to a car accident in the 7200 block of Circle Avenue around 9:30 p.m. According to police, the driver of the offending vehicle smelled of alcohol and had difficulty retrieving his driver’s license when requested. He was unable to follow instructions during standardized field sobriety tests, so police took him into custody. The man told police he’d been drinking at Shortstop and Circle Inn and, at the police station, performed a breath test that revealed his BAC to be 0.234. He was charged with a DUI, having a BAC over 0.08, and operating an uninsured car.

Open alcohol

Around 2:30 a.m. on May 3, police responded to the 7500 block of Roosevelt after mall security said there was a car parked in the lot without any registration. Police approached the car and saw a man sleeping in the driver’s seat and an open bottle of tequila on the passenger’s side floor. Police attempted to wake the man, who slept through commands to get out of the vehicle but eventually did with officers’ help. Police reported that the man had slurred and delayed speech, and he was cited with a local ordinance citation for open alcohol…

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