Berwyn Police Blotter
Suspended, unlicensed drivers removed from road
April 27, 2008, 8:03 AM
An officer saw a red Chevy pickup truck in the center westbound lane on Cermak suddenly, and without use of a turn signal, make a left turn in front of the car actually in the “left-turn only” lane, nearly causing a crash. The truck was stopped at Cermak and Wesley. Driver David Orihuela, 32, of Cicero, was cited for disobeying the sign, improper left turn and driving despite his suspended license. The truck was impounded because of the suspension.
10:57 AM
A driver without a seat belt got a blue Chevy pickup pulled over in the 3500 block of Oak Park Avenue. Driver Santiago Martinez, 37, of Summit, received tickets for no seat belt and driving without a license.
10:49 AM
A blue Chevy pickup rolled through the stop, without stopping, at 16th and Wesley. When asked to show his license and insurance, driver Miguel A. Baltazar displayed only a Morton College ID. He was cited for blowing the stop, no insurance, and no license to drive.
1:09 PM
A silver Mercury Marquis was stopped in the 3300 block of Ridgeland for a seat belt violation. Driver Andrew J. Smith, 33, of the 1600 block of south Pulaski, Chicago, was also cited for driving unlicensed.
4:22 PM
Following a crash between a Chevy sedan and a Corolla at Cermak and Ridgeland, driver Christina Villalobos Romero, 18, of the 1400 block of Harvey, was only able to show police an expired Illinois driver’s license. She received tickets for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, following too closely, and driving without a valid license.
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