Berwyn man charged after driving drunk with loaded gun

Sun-Times Media Wire
Sunday, July 21, 2019
(Riverside police)
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RIVERSIDE, Ill. -- A Berwyn man faces multiple charges after he was pulled over in west suburban Riverside on suspicion of driving drunk and found with a loaded gun in his vehicle.

Everardo Duenas, 52, was charged with misdemeanor driving under the influence and violating the concealed-carry act for improper use of a handgun while intoxicated, Riverside police said.

About 1:40 a.m. July 14, a Riverside police officer was on her way to investigate another crash when she saw a vehicle driving all over the roadway and striking curbs on 26thStreet between Westover Avenue and Harlem Avenue, police said. The officer reported the incident to on-duty patrols who stopped the vehicle at 26th Street and Harlem Avenue.

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