See Video Of Burr Ridge Cop's DUI Arrest

BURR RIDGE, IL – Burr Ridge's then-deputy police chief swerved over the lines at least a half dozen times in Virginia before being arrested last year.

Police had been warned that he was all over the road, almost hitting another car.

Burr Ridge released the more than one-hour video of the arrest Friday.

Earlier this week, the attorney general ordered its disclosure, responding to a complaint from Sam Stecklow of the Chicago-based Invisible Institute. The attorney general said the village was breaking state law by keeping the footage secret. Patch filed a request for the footage last summer.

Then-Deputy Chief Ryan Husarik, who was later demoted to sergeant, was behind the wheel of an unmarked police car in suburban Washington. He was there for a 10-week training at the FBI National Academy.

A trooper pulled over Husarik, then 45, in the early evening of April 13, 2024. It was Saturday, a day off from training.

Husarik, a Lemont resident, drove into the parking lot of the Tasty Kabob restaurant.

"The reason I pulled over is you are all over the road," the trooper said. "We got multiple calls about you being all over road, almost striking another vehicle."

She immediately recognized that Husarik was behind the wheel of a police car. She asked him where he worked. He told her.

Husarik also said he got lost, having been at a casino earlier.

When the trooper walked away, she told a colleague, "He's a cop."

The troopers had the swaying Husarik complete a few physical tests. In a couple of instances, Husarik stumbled. One time, he appeared to be falling back, but caught himself. An officer stepped up in case he did not.

Then they asked Husarik if he would take a breath test.

He declined.

Then he was told that such a test couldn't be used against him in court.

So he agreed to it.

After the troopers saw the reading, the main trooper said, "You're under arrest for DWI."

They handcuffed him. Then they searched him, finding a casino card and two small bottles of Smirnoff in the pockets of his cargo shorts. He had his driver's license, but not his wallet, which he said contained his badge.

In his trunk were two bottles of Evan Williams whiskey, a bottle of New Amsterdam vodka and a bottle of Caymus Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon, police said. All the bottles were reported as half empty.

The trooper asked whether Husarik had guns in his car.

He said he had a rifle, which they then found. But they said they also discovered two magazines for a handgun.

"Is the handgun in a hotel room?" the trooper asked.

He said it was in Illinois.

Throughout the encounter, Husarik cooperated. He only spoke when asked questions. His answers were usually a word or two.

However, he did not respond when asked how much he had to drink. But after he was asked when he stopped drinking, he said a couple of hours earlier.

At one point, a trooper told another, "I don't even know if he knows what's happening."

In the nearly 40-minute trip to the local jail, Husarik sat in the front seat with the trooper. At first, she asked a few questions about the training. He answered her.

For most of the trip, though, they did not talk. Husarik dozed off repeatedly.

Police said they found that his blood-alcohol level was .21, considerably above the limit of .08.

Husarik was charged with misdemeanor driving while intoxicated. He was also charged with a civil violation of refusing a blood or breath test.

Court records indicate Husarik was arrested on his birthday.

Husarik's arrest was not publicly known until Patch reported on it in early June 2024.

He was suspended without pay for eight weeks. He was later demoted.

Husarik could not be reached immediately for comment Friday.

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