IDOT official charged with DUI.
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Apr. 28–An Illinois official who helps oversee mass-transit programs caused several drivers — including a sheriff’s deputy — to swerve out of his way before he was arrested on drunken-driving charges in McHenry County this month, police said. He also mentioned his job with the state in an apparent attempt to avoid arrest, Sheriff Keith Nygren said. Daniel E. Stefanski, 47, of Mundelein, a deputy director of the Illinois Department of Transportation, refused a Breathalyzer test after being stopped April 15 by sheriff’s police, Nygren said. He is scheduled to appear in court Friday on charges of driving under the influence, improper lane use, having no proof of insurance, resisting arrest and… |