Evanston woman charged with driving under the influence after crash

A 64-year-old woman was arrested in connection with driving under the influence and numerous traffic violations after a crash in north Evanston on April 8.

The Evanston resident was driving a Buick when she knocked down a light pole and dragged it along with another parked car in the 2800 block of Lincoln Street at approximately 3 p.m., Evanston Police Cmdr. Jay Parrott said. After the accident, the woman was taken to Evanston Hospital, where preliminary tests determined she had a combination of alcohol and a prescription drug in her system, police said. She was also charged with having open alcohol in the vehicle and damaging city property. The 64-year-old was in critical condition at the hospital with a lacerated spleen. She is last known to still be in the hospital, Parrott said.

The woman is scheduled to appear in court on April 25. 

Evanston man had his car stolen by friend of a friend

A 32-year-old man had his car stolen by a friend of a friend at his Evanston apartment Monday morning.

The resident said his keys were taken along with his vehicle, a 2003 Lincoln Aviator, by someone who was at his apartment in the 400 block of Howard Street near the Chicago border at about 7:30 a.m. on Monday, Parrott said.

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