Open Bottles Of Alcohol Found In Plainfield DUI Driver's Call: PD

PLAINFIELD, IL — A man suspected of driving under the influence was found to be carrying several partially consumed small bottles of alcohol in his car, Plainfield police said.

Officers were dispatched at about 10:59 p.m. Jan. 5 to the convenience store attached to Thorntons, at 15800 S. Route 59, for a disturbance call.

In the parking lot, police said officers located David Southall, one of the people involved in the disturbance that ended up being a "misunderstanding of sorts," sitting in the driver's seat of a 2015 Jeep Wrangler. Commander Anthony Novak told Patch an officer made "several observations" indicating Southall, 66, was driving under the influence of alcohol.

The officer requested Southall, of Thornton, voluntarily submit to Standardized Field Sobriety Tests, but he refused.

"At the conclusion of the officer's preliminary investigation, the officer established probable cause to believe David operated a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol," Novak said.

Before the car was towed from the scene, officers found the partially consumed small bottles of alcohol while doing an inventory search. Police also later discovered the man's license had been suspended.

Southall cited the following before he was released from custody:

• Driving on a suspended/revoked driver's license
• Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs
• Aggravated DUI while driver's license is suspended or revoked
• Illegal transportation of alcohol

While he was being booked at the Plainfield Police Department, Novak said he didn't cooperate with the process and was subsequently charged with obstructing a peace officer.