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North Shore DUI Roundup: Dec. 14-20 Edition

DUI arrests from Patch articles in the past week.

WINNETKA

On Dec. 15, officers charged Kevin A. Kemp, 54, of Kewaunee, WI for driving under the influence of alcohol, according to police. He was also cited for improper lane usage and disobeying a stop sign near the 1500 block of Tower Road, police say.

EVANSTON

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Raul Coronel, 45, of the 5500 block of North Rockwell Avenue in Chicago, was arrested and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol at 8:25 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 15, according to police.

GLENVIEW

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Karin Latacz, 24, of the 3700 block of North Oleander Avenue in Chicago, was arrested in the 2600 block of East Lake Avenue at 11:55 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 12, according to police. She was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, operating an uninsured motor vehicle, illegal transportation of alcohol and failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, police reported.

Dewon Howard, 31, of the 4900 block of West Hirsch Street in Chicago, was arrested at West Lake and Milwaukee avenues at 2:17 a.m. Monday, Dec. 16, according to police. He was charged with driving under the influence, driving without a valid license and improper lane usage, police said.

Ho Young Choi, 36, of the 1200 block of East Baldwin Lane in Palatine, was arrested and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, disobeying a red light and resisting a peace officer at 10:02 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, in the 600 block of Milwaukee Avenue, according to police.

BUFFALO GROVE

Kevin M. Lenth, 36, of the 600 block of Jade, Round Lake, was charged with driving under the influence, driving with a blood-alcohol content above the legal limit and speeding at 12:15 a.m. Dec. 6 at Milwaukee Avenue and Busch Parkway, according to Buffalo Grove police reports.

Jose A. Colon, 44, of the 5000 block of Troy, Chicago, was charged with aggravated driving under the influence while driver’s license is suspended and illegal transportation of alcohol at 8:17 p.m. Dec. 8 at Prairie and Aptakisic roads, according to Buffalo Grove police reports.

Jonathon A. Counley, 26, of the 100 block of Bernard, Buffalo Grove, was charged with driving under the influence, possession of drug paraphernalia, improper display of permit and driving without insurance at 3:20 a.m. Dec. 16 at Raupp Boulevard and St. Mary’s Parkway, according to Buffalo Grove police reports.

HIGHLAND PARK

Justino Lopez, 39, of Highland Park was arrested Dec. 10 and charged with driving under the influence, driving while license revoked for DUI, open transportation of alcohol, uninsured motor vehicle, aggravated DUI third violation, aggravated DUI revoked for DUI and aggravated DUI no insurance after police responded to a report of a vehicle that had struck a parked car in the 700 block of Park Avenue West, according to Highland Park Police reports. He was transported to bond court in Waukegan.

LAKE FOREST

Sarah M. Soto, 32, of 181 Georgia Ave., Great Lakes, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, endangering the life of a child and failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident at 1:52 a.m. Dec. 13 on Route 43 at Route 176. Lake Forest police said Soto struck a Lake Bluff police car from behind and continued southbound on Route 43 until she was stopped by a Lake Forest officer. Police said Soto had left her two children, ages 10 and 4, alone in a hotel room in North Chicago. She was released on a $3,000 bond and given a Jan. 14 court date at the Lake County Courthouse in Waukegan.

Michael W. Canaan, 54, of 2545 W. Catalpa, Chicago, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol at 1:48 a.m. Dec. 8 at the Lake Forest Police Department after police said he drove there to pick up someone else who had been arrested. Police said Canaan exhibited a strong odor of alcohol, has slurred speech and appeared confused. An officer found an open container of alcohol in his vehicle. He was released on a $3,000 bond and given a Jan. 28 court date at the Lake County Courthouse in Waukegan.

Scott D. Ward, 54, of 1820 100th Ave, Kenosha, Wis., was charged with driving under the influence at 11:14 p.m. Dec. 7 on the 400 block of south Red Fox Lane. Lake Forest police responding to a report of a possibly unconscious person in a parked car said they found Ward asleep inside. They said Ward could not explain where he was and that he failued field sobriety tests. He was released on a $3,000 bond and given a Jan. 28 court date at the Lake County Courthouse in Waukegan.

Charles J DeYoung, 21, of 860 Mellody Road, Lake Forest, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol at 2:57 a.m. Nov. 28 on the 300 block of Ahwahnee Road after police responded to a report of a vehicle that struck a tree. Police said DeYoung admitted to drinking and that he failed field sobriety tests. He was released on a $3,000 bond and given a Jan. 14 court date at the Lake County Courthouse in Waukegan.

John R. Sabey, 34, of 2737 W. Warren Blvd., Chicago, was charged with driving under the influence at 2:36 a.m. Nov. 30 on Westleigh Road at Butler after a Lake Forest police officer stopped him for speeding and making an improper U-turn. He was released on a $3,000 bond and given a Jan. 14 court date at the Lake County Courthouse in Waukegan.

Amarildo E. Monterroso, 45, of 2835 S. Home, Berwyn, was charged with driving under the influence at 11:29 p.m. Nov. 29 on Route 41 at Deerpath after Lake Forest police received a report of a possibly impaired driver. An officer observed Monterroso’s car swerving. Monterroso told the officer he’d had six drinks, and he failed three field sobriety tests. He was released on a $3,000 bond and given a Jan. 14 court date at the Lake County Courthouse in Waukegan.

MORTON GROVE

Jorge Sanchez, 33, of Morton Grove, who did not have a valid driver’s license, police said, crashed his vehicle into two parked vehicles while under the influence of alcohol. Trinh Nguyen, 40, of Morton Grove, the owner of the vehicle, was a passenger and allowed Sanchez to drive while knowing that he was intoxicated and did not have a driver’s license, according to the report. They were charged with aggravated DUI and permitting an unauthorized person to drive. Their court date is Dec. 23.

SKOKIE

David Edward Adams, 25, 8400 block of Drake Avenue, Skokie, was arrested on charges of Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol on the 3900 block of Lee Street, on 12/09/2013.

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