Crime & Safety

Two Charged With DUI

Arrest information is supplied by the Niles Police Department. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.

Kuntal Mehta, 33, of Des Plaines, was charged with DUI on Nov. 24 at about 1 a.m. when police observed him driving 51 mph in a 35 mph zone in the 9300 block of Milwaukee Avenue, Niles. The officer noticed an odor of alcohol on Mehta and he admitted to drinking three drinks. According to police, Mehta showed signs of impairment on field sobriety tests. His court date is Dec. 19 in the Skokie branch of the Cook County courts.

Driver arrested for driving without a valid driver's license

Edgar Perea, 20, of North Winthrop Avenue, Chicago, was charged with driving without a valid driver's license Nov. 24. Police observed Perea, who was also cited for speeding, driving 61 mph in a 35 mph zone of Milwaukee Avenue, Niles. Perea's court date is Dec. 21 in Skokie.

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