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Updated 7/21/2021 6:24 PM
A man was injured Wednesday after driving his car off Route 21 into a park in Libertyville, authorities said.
The man was alone and driving a black sedan south on Route 21 when he swerved off the road and drove through Cook Park, according to a news release from the Libertyville Police Department. His car struck an empty park bench and tree.
First responders arrived at Route 21 and E. Church St. at 3:23 p.m. and cut the man from his vehicle, the news release said. He was taken to Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville with nonlife-threatening injuries.
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Libertyville police on Thursday arrested and charged an Illinois man with driving under the influence of alcohol, along with other charges. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)
LIBERTYVILLE, IL A man was arrested Thursday in Libertyville after he was found unresponsive in his car, which was parked in a roadway, according to police.
Victor Tapia, of Waukegan, Illinois, was arrested in the area of Butterfield Road and Pinetree Lane after a witness called police to report seeing a gray SUV stopped in the road.
In a news release, police said officers found Tapia, 35, had several signs of being under the influence. They also found the man was driving with a revoked license.