On October 11, 2018 at approximately 11:34 P.M., an Illinois State Trooper was on patrol in Kankakee County. The trooper observed a vehicle with no taillights activated. The trooper stopped the vehicle and spoke with the driver, Michael Westfall. Westfall showed signs of alcohol impairment. Westfall was placed under arrest and transported to the Kankakee County Jail for processing. Westfall was charged with Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol and issued citations for improper lighting and operating an uninsured motor vehicle.
On October 12, 2018 at approximately 5:24 P.M., an Illinois State Trooper was on patrol in Iroquois County. The trooper observed a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed on I-57 northbound at mile post 294. The trooper stopped the vehicle and spoke with the driver, Elizabeth Rogers. Rogers showed signs of alcohol impairment. Due to Rogers’s condition, she was transported to Riverside Hospital. Rogers was charged with Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol and issued a citation for disobeying a traffic control device.
On October 13, 2018 at approximately 6:32 A.M., an Illinois State Trooper was dispatched to a vehicle in the ditch on I-57 southbound at milepost 303. The trooper arrived on scene and spoke with the driver, Marcus Jackson. Jackson showed signs of alcohol impairment. A search of the vehicle revealed 1.46 grams of cannabis. Jackson was placed under arrest and transported to the Kankakee County Jail for processing. Jackson was charged with Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol. Jackson was issued citations for improper parking on the roadway, operating an uninsured motor vehicle, and possession of cannabis less than 10 grams.
On October 14, 2018 at approximately 12:41 A.M., an Illinois State Trooper was on patrol in Kankakee County. The trooper observed a vehicle with expired registration on Kennedy Drive at North Street. The trooper stopped the vehicle and spoke with the driver, Jonathan Duby. Duby showed signs of alcohol impairment. Duby was placed under arrest and transported to the Kankakee County Jail for processing. Duby was charged with Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol and issued citations for driving with an expired license plate and operating an uninsured motor vehicle.
On October 14, 2018 at approximately 1:31 A.M., an Illinois State Trooper was on patrol in Iroquois County. The trooper observed a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed (88mph in a 55mph zone) on Route 52 at Route 49. The trooper stopped the vehicle and spoke with the driver, Richard Paquette II. Paquette showed signs of alcohol impairment. A subsequent search of the vehicle revealed a loaded handgun. The passenger, Luis Rivera took ownership of the handgun. Paquette and Rivera were placed under arrest and transported to the Iroquois County Jail for processing. Paquette was charged with Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol and issued citations for speeding and driving while license suspended. Rivera was charged with Unlawful Use of a Weapon and issued a citation for possession of open alcohol by passenger.
