Man to Police During Sobriety Tests: 'I Couldn't do This if I was Sober'

A driver who was pulled over Friday for nearly crashing into a curb inadvertently admitted to police that he was driving drunk.

pulled over Jeffrey M. Janik shortly before 2 a.m. when he was swerving in the roadway near the intersection of 159th Street and Oak Park Avenue in , according to reports.

An officer approached Janik, 25, of the 15100 block of South Ridgeland Avenue in Oak Forest, who told them he was driving his friend's car home because the friend was "too drunk" and he thought he was "better off" behind the wheel, the report said.

Police said they could smell a strong odor of alcohol on him and that he said he'd had a few beers. He reportedly failed field sobriety tests. Janik then told police he wouldn't be able to do them "even if he was sober," the report said.

Around 3 a.m., he blew a .162 on the Breathalyzer, according to the report, and was acting belligerent with officers.

He was charged with improper lane use, operating an uninsured motor vehicle, driving without a valid driver's license and driving under the influence with a blood-alcohol content greater than 0.08.

His bail was set at $3,000.

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