CHICAGO — A former Chicago alderman is dealing with DUI expenses following a reckless trip that broken at the very least eight vehicles alongside considered one of Chicago’s wealthiest streets.
Police mentioned Proco Joe Moreno, Chicago’s 1st Ward Alderman from 2010-2019, was driving drunk alongside Astor Avenue Sunday night time at roughly 9:30 p.m.
Moreno has been charged with driving underneath the affect, reckless driving and 5 counts associated to leaving the scene of an accident.
One witness mentioned Moreno recklessly drove down the block and sideswiped “about two to a few blocks price of vehicles.”
The 48-year-old later smashed right into a tree on Division Avenue and was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital the place he’s reported to be in good situation.
Neighbors Joyce and Richard Prince heard the commotion and rushed to the window Sunday to see what was occurring.
“So we glance out the window and the automobile was on the sidewalk so we thought someone was possibly simply drunk and drove on the sidewalk,” Richard Prince mentioned.
Monday morning, mangled metallic, bumpers and particles littered the pavement close to the nook of North Astor and East Division Streets. Some vehicles have been totaled and needed to be towed.
“It’s simply actually disappointing,” neighbor Kelsey Mulhern mentioned, who discovered her Volkswagen Passat sideswiped by the ex-Alderman.
No person apart from Moreno was injured within the incident.
Moreno was defeated by Daniel La Spata within the 1st Ward election in 2019, a yr during which he was arrested and charged with insurance coverage fraud and falsely reporting a stolen automobile.
Moreno couldn’t be reached for remark, and it’s unclear whether or not he has an lawyer.
