Crime & Safety

Open Container Found in Car of Driver Charged with DUI: Police

Authorities charged a 33-year-old woman with driving under the influence after a traffic stop on Sept. 5, police said.

A New Lenox woman who allegedly sped over the limit on Sept. 5 was charged with drunken driving, police said.

Gita Avgeris, 33, of the 200 block of East Woodlawn Road, faces charges of driving under the influence, illegally transporting alcohol and speeding, New Lenox police said.

Cops found a vehicle speeding at about 11:43 p.m. near the intersection of Cedar and Fir, police said.

During a stop, an officer determined that the driver was under the influence of alcohol and had an open container, police said.

Avgeris posted bond and was released.

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