On April 27, 2025 around 1:53 AM, Officer Wade McClellan with the Northbrook Police Department responded to a report of a driver who was asleep at the wheel near in the vicinity of Shermer Road and Angle Avenue. He located a white 2024 Kia Forte in the middle of the road, and the driver was asleep at the wheel even though the vehicle was in drive. Officer McClellan awakened the driver while another officer put her car in park. The driver was identified as 21-year-old Jennifer Zavala. She told Officer McClellan that she was heading home to Zion after leaving a party in Zion. She also believed that she was in Zion, even though she was in Northbrook. He asked her if she had anything to drink, and she admitted to consuming alcohol earlier that evening. Based on the officers’ suspicion of impairment, she was asked to exit the vehicle and perform field sobriety exercises. Another officer administered the field sobriety exercises, and her performance on those tests confirmed their suspicion of impairment. She also admitted at one point that she had previously been arrested for DUI. Based on her falling asleep in the middle of the road, the odor of alcohol, her indicators of impairment, and her inability to satisfactorily complete the field sobriety exercises, Officer McClellan placed Jennifer under arrest for driving under the influence. She was handcuffed, placed in the patrol car, and transported to the Northbrook Police Department for further processing. At the Northbrook Police Department, the Warning to Motorist form was read to her and she agreed to submit breath samples. Her breath test results indicated a BAC level of 0.142%, which was nearly double the legal limit of 0.08%. After she was processed at the station, she was eventually released with the following summonses pending her court appearance: -Driving under the influence - alcohol (625 ILCS 5/11-501(a)(2)) -Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol Over .08 (625 ILCS 5/11-501(a)(1)) -Reckless Driving (625 ILCS 5/11-503(a)(1)) ------------------------------------- Please LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and consider supporting this channel (email us for more information). Our content is shared for educational and news gathering purposes. We are in compliance with YouTube's Fair Use Policy because we edit several long clips into a concise story. This is similar to other law enforcement channels on YouTube. All videos and case documents were obtained pursuant to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 ILCS 140/1 et seq. Defendants are considered innocent until proven guilty.

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