Tri-Cities DUI Arrests, Nov. 4
One man thinks twice about denying a Breathalyzer during a "No Refusal" weekend. Here is this week's roundup of drunken driving arrests in Batavia, Geneva and St. Charles.
Oct. 20: Nicholas Fedele, 28, of the 2200 block of Oakridge Drive, Aurora, was cited with the following:
- DUI: BAC .08 of more
- DUI: Alcohol
- Speeding
- Following too closely in traffic
Fedele was arrested on the 1300 block of South Kirk Road at 9:20 p.m. He posted his driver's license and $100 bond. He was issued a court date of Nov. 21.
Oct. 28: Claudio A. Kienzle, 24, of the 100 block of Kensington Place, was charged at 2:33 a.m. at North 3rd and West Main Streets with driving under the influence of alcohol, DUI with a blood-alcohol content exceeding .08, driving without lights when required and operating a vehicle with an expired registration. According to police, his blood-alcohol content registered .102. He was released on his own recognizance pending a Nov. 28 court appearance.
Oct. 27: Frank J. Pastorino III, 48, of the 100 block of South George Street, Barrington, was charged at 12:30 a.m. at 1st and West Main streets with DUI, DUI with a blood-alcohol content greater than .08 and failure to obey a traffic control device. He declined a submit to a breath test, but was confronted by a Kane County assistant state’s attorney who obtained a warrant authorizing a blood test. Afterward police said Pastorino submitted to the breath test, which showed a blood-alcohol content of .157. He was released on his own recognizance pending a Nov. 28 court appearance.
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