Police Blotter: Local Man Charged With DUI in Darien

Darien police arrested Gary L. Taylor, 28, of the 400 block of Kingston in Romeoville, at about 3:40 a.m. Sunday, May 13, in the 700 block of 75th Street.

According to police reports, Taylor was driving 84 mph in a 40-mph zone, and after officers pulled him over, Taylor and a female passenger both got out of the car’s passenger side door.

Taylor spoke with slurred speech and smelled strongly of alcohol and told police he was drunk, the report said. His blood alcohol level was nearly twice the legal limit, according to a Breathalyzer test.

Taylor faces two felony DUI charges, along with charges for driving with a suspended or revoked license and speeding more than 40 mph over the posted limit. He was taken to DuPage County Jail where he remains on $5,000 bond. 

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