RIVERSIDE, IL — A Berwyn woman was arrested for drunk driving after she drove onto the sidewalk, hit a light pole, and fled on foot. Riverside Police Department received multiple calls at 10:27 p.m. Nov. 30 reporting a hit and run accident on East Burlington just west of Harlem Avenue.

Police said when officers arrived, they found a Jeep Patriot on the sidewalk. A street light had been struck and was laying in the roadway with live wires exposed that were sparking. According to police, a witness ran up to the officers and said a female had jumped out of the car after the crash and ran southbound on Harlem from the scene. The witness provided a description and officers started searching the area. Within 2 minutes, officers spotted a female running eastbound on 34th Street at Maple Avenue in Berwyn. Police said the officers exited their patrol car, took off after the offender, and took her into custody. Paramedics were summoned to the scene to evaluate the driver, and she was treated at the scene. The driver, identified as Christine Tully, 47, of Berwyn, was swaying side to side and slurring her speech, police said.

According to police, when officers asked her if she had been drinking, she stated that she had and was coming from a bar in Berwyn. Officers performed the standard field sobriety roadside testing at the scene and she failed all of them. At this point, she was arrested for drunk driving, police said. The witness also positively identified Tully as the driver and the person who had fled on foot before police arrived at the crash scene, police said. Once at the police station, Tully refused to take the breathalyzer. However, according to police, when she interviewed by an officer, she admitted to driving the vehicle and stated that she was intoxicated. She also told officers if they had not "responded so quickly" she would

have been able to get to her house.

Tully was charged with DUI, driving on a sidewalk, hit and run, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident,

and several other traffic tickets related to the crash. "This was the first night of the Riverside Police Department's DUI holiday enforcement for the month of December," Chief of Police Thomas Weitzel said in a release. "We had two DUIs on the first night. We had a second DUI arrest at 2:07 a.m., and in that case, a male offender from Chicago was so intoxicated that he fell to the ground when he got out of his car when stopped by Riverside Police. I strongly encourage drivers to not drive intoxicated and find a sober driver."