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10th Time Is Not a Charm: Illinois Man Charged with His 10th DUI

By Morgan Brickley

Richard Niemczyk, a resident of Hanover Park, Ill., was recently arrested for and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, according to The Courier-News. The DUI charge was Niemczyk?s tenth such charge since 1991. Niemczyk was arrested following an Oct. 21 incident at a local business, where a store employee reported to police that Niemczyk was acting belligerently while attempting to return merchandise to the store. Police arrived on the scene, and told Niemczyk not to drive out of the business? parking lot, determining after some investigation that his license had been revoked. Niemczyk chose to disobey this directive, which proved to be a bad decision. Police officers saw Niemczyk drive past them at a nearby intersection, a mere fifteen minutes after leaving the store...continue to full post

Full post as published by The DUI Blog on November 17, 2009 (boomark / email).