Patch Batavia, IL --Here's a roundup of driving-under-the-influence arrests from the Geneva and St. Charles police departments.
**Geneva**
*DUI—*Geneva police arrested Thomasz Krynski, 43, of Geneva on charges of driving under the influence and driving without lights when required around 10:27 p.m. Feb. 15 after a traffic stop in the 200 block of Fulton Street, reports said.
*DUI—*Geneva police arrested Richard Doty, 39, of South Elgin on charges of driving under the influence and speeding after a traffic stop around 1:45 a.m. Feb. 24 in the 300 block of North Randall Road, reports said. He has a court date of March 20 at the Kane County Judicial Center, 37W777 Route 38, St. Charles.
**St. Charles**
*DUI, Improper Lane Use—*Joseph M. Albers, 26, of the 100 block of Prairie Street, Batavia, was charged at 2:52 a.m. March 4 in the 1600 block of West Main Street with driving under the influence of alcohol, DUI with a blood-alcohol content greater than .08, and improper lane use. Police siad his blood-alcohol content was .175. He posted his driver’s license and was released on his own recognizance pending an April 4, 2013 court appearance.
*DUI, Speeding—*Sherri M. Westergaard, 52, of the 3S200 block of Briarwood Drive, Warrenville, was charged at 10:12 p.m. March 3 in the 00-99 block of Industrial Drive on charges of DUI, DUI with a blood-alcohol content greater than .08, improper lane use and speeding, 50 in a 35 mph zone. She posted her driver’s license and was released on her own recognizance pending a March 21, 2013 court appearance.
*DUI—*Joseph Messina, 38, of the 2200 block of Camden Lane, Hanover Park, was charged at 6:03 p.m. March 3 on the 1500 block of West Main Street with DUI. He was released on his own recognizance pending a March 21, 2013 court appearance.
*DUI, Failure to Yield—*Krusten Lynn Real, 27, of the 400 block of South 19^th Street, was charged at 1:46 a.m. March 3 at State and North 4^th Street with DUI, DUI with a blood-alcohol content greater than .08, and failure to yield. Police said her blood-alcohol content was .202. She posted her driver’s license and $300 cash bond and was released pending an April 11, 2013 court appearance.
*DUI, Cannabis Possession—*Andrew Steven Harrison, 30, of the 1700 block of Covington Court, was charged at 12:46 a.m. March 3 in the 1700 block of Covington Court with DUI, and cannabis possession. He was released on bond pending a court appearance.
*Aggravated DUI, Failure to Reduce Speed to Avoid an Accident—*Frederick H. Rost, 47, of the 00-99 block of South Roseland Avenue, Aurora, was charged at 7:57 p.m. March 1 in the 100 block of South 3^rd Street with aggravated DUI, two counts of aggravated DUI, DUI with a blood-alcohol content greater than .08, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, and driving without lights.
Police were called to an accident in the 300 block of South 3^rd Street that was reported by an officer on his way to work. The officer said he thought Rost’s vehicle was about to rear-end him at a stoplight when the vehicle suddenly swerved and struck a parked car.
The responding on-duty officer arrived to find Rost taking a drink from a bottle of Colgate mouthwash and instructed him to spit it out. Police said his blood-alcohol content was .177, and that the two counts of aggravated DUI were related to prior convictions, including driving on a suspended or revoked license. He was transported to the Kane County Jail to await a court appearance.
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