Driver Gives Other Motorists a Shock on Edens Expressway by Driving 11 Miles the Wrong Way Drunk

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Here's a story that calls to mind one of our favorite scenes from Planes, Trains and Automobiles. 24-year-old Sergio Galvez-Delira was charged overnight with driving under the influence, reckless driving, having open alcohol, no insurance and improper lane usage after he was found driving against traffic on the Edens Expressway.

For 11 miles.

Illinois State Police said they received 15 calls from other motorists reporting they were nearly sideswiped by cars avoiding a black SUV from as far south as Elston Avenue. Authorities believe the combination of the early hour, lack of cars on the road and calls from other drivers prevented Galvez-Delira's thrill ride from becoming tragic.

“He was definitely moving at a decent clip, and basically we’re lucky that no one got injured,” ISP Trooper Ivan Bukaczyk said.

No shit. Now, let's watch some John Candy.

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By Chuck Sudo in News on December 15, 2011 2:30 PM 0 Comments

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slatsg

Give it six months ... this guy'll be back on the road.

Tafter

Bingo. Driving is not a right. We need to stop treating it as such by letting egregious offenders back on the road. This guy should never drive again.

sat3911

"But your honor, I need my car to get to work."

And it will work and he will drive again. And it is true. Making driving a necessity is something we have decided as a society and here is your hidden cost.

BlueFairlane

This makes me think of a big news story from my youth, when a drunk guy in in a pickup truck drove something like 10 or 15 miles the wrong way down Interstate 71 between Louisville and Cincinnati. It's mostly a deserted highway, but he happened to come to a blind curve at the same time as a church bus bringing a bunch of high school and middle school kids back from the Kings Island amusement park. The bus caught fire, and 23 kids and 3 adults were burned to death. The pickup truck driver walked away. He later said he had absolutely no memory of the incident.

The bus came from the town just north of where I lived. I knew kids who were on it, though I didn't know any of them well. Stuff like this gives me chills.