Police Press Release Activity 01/18/23 to 01/24/23

DUI Arrests

On 01/23/2023 at 1:54 a.m., police stopped a vehicle near Lake Cook Road and Portwine Road and arrested the driver, GRACE ELIZABETH PRENDERGAST, female, age 24, of the 5800 block of Constitution Av, Gurnee, IL, for Speeding and Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol. She was released on a $3000.00 personal recognizance bond and is scheduled to appear at the Lake County Courthouse in Waukegan on 02/22//2023.

On 01/24/2023 at 6:10 p.m., police observed a vehicle being driven with heavy front-end damage, including a missing front tire, near Deerfield Road and Saunders Road.  Police officers arrested the driver, NATHAN R. ZIHALA, male, age 23, of the 1100 block of Russellwood Court, Buffalo Grove, IL, for Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol and Operating an Unsafe Vehicle.  He was released on a $3,000.00 personal recognizance bond and is scheduled to appear at the Lake County Courthouse in Waukegan on 02/22/2023. ZIHALA was also charged by the Buffalo Grove Police Department with Leaving the Scene of a Property Damage Accident.