Montgomery Driver Smacked with Drunken Driving Charges: Blotter

DUI Charges For Montgomery Driver

Francisco Hernandez, 26, of the 300 block of South River Street, Montgomery, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, DUI with a blood-alcohol level greater than 0.08, driving with a revoked license and speeding, according to a Chicago Heights police report.

Hernandez was stopped at about at about 8:32 a.m. near the intersection of Route 30 and Prairie Avenue for traveling 61 mph in a 35 mph zone, the report states. He told police that his license was revoked. Police said Hernandez spoke with slurred speech and smelled like alcohol. He was arrested after performing tests for intoxication.

Hernandez is due on Sept. 17 in Markham court.

SATURDAY, JULY 27

Crossing The Road Lines

Timothy R. McCormick, 21, of the 100 block of West 29th Place, South Chicago Heights, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, DUI with a blood-alcohol level greater than 0.08 and improper lane use, according to a report. Cops stopped McCormick at about 4:06 a.m. near the intersection of State Street and 14th Street after watching him cross the road lines twice without signaling. Police said he had a smell of alcohol on his breath when he spoke. He took field sobriety tests and a breath test, which resulted in a 0.107 BAL. 

Police report information is provided by the Chicago Heights Police Department. Charges are not evidence of guilt. They are a record of police actions on a given day, and persons charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court. If you or a family member are charged or cited and the case is subsequently adjudicated, we encourage you to notify the editor. We will verify and report the outcome.