Sergio Vazquez

Name:
Vazquez, Sergio Guadalupe

Date of Booking:
10/07/2026

Reason(s) For Booking:
OPEN CONTAINER OF ALCOHOL IN MOTOR VEHICLE

DUI-REFUSAL

Officer’s Narrative:
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On Wednesday, October 7, 2026, at approximately 2000 hours, I, Deputy Grant, was standing by at the scene of a tree down in the roadway at Estes Road and Sanders Road. I observed a vehicle stopped behind the fire truck. I approached the vehicle to inform the driver that it would be some time before the roadway was clear. As I approached, I heard a man yelling from inside the vehicle.

At the window, I contacted the driver and informed him that the roadway was closed. He said, “Okay, let me get home this way.” I repeated that the roadway was closed, and the driver repeated his response. I noticed that his eyes appeared glossy and heavy, and his speech was very slurred. I asked him to place the truck in park. As I directed my flashlight toward the gear shifter, I observed two Michelob Ultra beer bottles in the front cup holders. One bottle was open, and the other was closed. Both bottles appeared fresh and had condensation on them, which indicated to me that they were fresh. I then went to run the tag on the vehicle and when I returned to the window both beers had been moved and located in the passenger floorboard.

I asked the driver to identify himself. He identified himself as Sergio Vital. I asked Vital to step out of the truck and move to the rear of it. I asked him how many beers he had consumed. Vital stated, “Only one beer,” and said that he worked in the kitchen at a restaurant in Boilingbroke. I asked Vital if he would perform standardized field sobriety tests, and he agreed.

I asked Vital whether he had any head or leg injuries. Vital spoke very little English, so I used the translator on my phone to ensure that he understood my questions and instructions. Vital stated that he had no head or leg injuries.

I began with the Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus (HGN) test. I instructed Vital to stand with his feet together and his arms at his sides. I told him to follow the stimulus with his eyes only and asked whether he understood. He said, “Yes.” I had to stop several times because Vital kept moving his head. I was eventually able to get him to keep his head still and follow the stimulus with his eyes only.

During the HGN examination, I observed that Vital’s eyes did not smoothly pursue the stimulus. His eyes exhibited an apparent jerking movement during the tracking portion of the examination.

I then checked for distinct and sustained nystagmus at maximum deviation. Vital displayed distinct and sustained nystagmus in both eyes at maximum deviation.

Next, I checked for the onset of nystagmus prior to 45 degrees. I observed distinct and sustained nystagmus in both of Vital’s eyes before the stimulus reached 45 degrees.

I then moved on to the Walk-and-Turn test. I placed Vital in the instructional position and told him to remain there until I instructed him to begin. During the instructions, Vital was unable to maintain the instructional position and had difficulty keeping his balance. I had to stop and ask him several times to return to the instructional position. Vital also tried to begin the test several times before I had finished explaining the instructions.

After I again instructed Vital to remain in the starting position, he did so. I explained that I would demonstrate three heel-to-toe steps and that he would take nine heel-to-toe steps. When I asked whether he understood, he said, “Yes.” I then explained that he should take small steps to turn around before taking nine heel-to-toe steps back. When instructed to begin, Vital immediately began wobbling and waving his arms. He missed the first and second heel-to-toe steps, completed only four heel-totoe steps, and spun around instead of taking small steps to turn. He did the same thing on the return portion.

Next, I administered the One-Leg Stand test. Vital swayed, was unable to maintain his balance, raised his arms, and repeatedly put his foot down.

I asked Vital if he would be willing to provide a breath sample on a portable breathalyzer test. He agreed. The test result was 0.238. The limit is 0.08.

Vital was arrested. His hands were cuffed behind his back. The handcuffs were double-locked and checked for proper fit. I escorted Vital to the rear of my patrol vehicle, where I searched him for contraband and checked the rear of the vehicle for contraband before transport. Nothing was found on Vital’s person or in the rear of my patrol vehicle, I then placed Vital in the rear seat of my patrol car and read him implied consent for persons over the age of 21.

Vital was transported to the jail and he was released at the jail staff without incident. Vital was charged with DUI—Refusal and Open Container.

[End of Narrative]