An ICE employee was arrested for driving under the influence after he failed field sobriety tests while telling police he was returning from a shift at the Broadview ICE facility, according to bodycam footage and police reports obtained by NBC Chicago.
According to the Oak Brook Police Department, Guillermo Diaz-Torres, a 33-year-old from New Mexico, was found sleeping behind the wheel around 1:30 a.m. on Oct. 26 at the intersection of 35th Street and Midwest Road.
As an officer knocked on the window, Diaz-Torres woke up and accelerated, crashing into a nearby tree line off the road, the police report stated.
Another officer then responded to the scene and asked Diaz-Torres to describe what happened.
“Got off shift. I came here. You guys have a check point. This doesn’t look good,” Diaz-Torres replied, according to both the bodycam footage and the police report.
Diaz-Torres, who the Oak Book Police Department said works for the Department of Homeland Security under U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, said he was en route to his hotel in Lombard after working in Broadview earlier that evening. He also denied making any stops during his drive, though officers noted he finished his shift at midnight.
Officers at the scene said Diaz-Torres showed signs of intoxication, including slurred speech, bloodshot eyes and swaying while standing, but he denied having any alcohol that evening.
At one point during his field sobriety tests, officers asked Diaz-Torres to say the alphabet starting with D and ending with W. He made it to the letter “N” before repeating the letters L, M and N. He also jumped from R to W, police said.
He also failed walk in a straight line and had to be reminded to count out loud while walking, the police report indicated.
Diaz-Torres declined a breathalyzer test and was arrested for DUI just after 2 a.m. He is expected to appear in court on Dec. 5.
The Department of Homeland Security did not respond to NBC Chicago’s requests for comment.
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