Forty-year-old St. Charles resident Dirk William Hary was arrested and charged with a DUI, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. The incident happened around 1 p.m. on Sunday, which is at least 12 hours earlier than most DUI arrests.
But Dirk Hary, who allegedly was under the influence of prescription drugs and alcohol while behind the wheel, had his three young boys with him. So in addition to the DUI charge, he also was charged with endangering the life of a child under the age of 18.
He probably already has an Illinois DUI attorney picked out, since he already has two pending DUI cases in St. Charles, from arrests last year according to the article.
According to witnesses, Dirk Hary drove his Infiniti into a tree and then a mailbox before driving across the grass on Charlemagne Park. Then he reportedly stopped the car right next to a piece of playground equipment, as St. Charles police spokesman Paul McCurtain explained:
"He drove across onto the grass on purpose, drove through the playground and parked his vehicle. He got out and his three kids got out to play in their pajamas."
Officers found the allegedly intoxicated dad sitting on a playground slide with his kids, aged seven, two and one, according to the Kane County Chronicle. Police also discovered that he not only was he driving without insurance, but the kids were not properly restrained in car seats.
Dirk Hary and his three boys were unharmed in the incident and he was cooperative with the arresting officers. His court date is scheduled for June 16.
The three boys were taken to the local police department in child safety seats, where their mother picked them up.
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