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After 6 cars, house damaged, Woodridge teen charged with DUI

Posted September 15, 2014 1:01 am

By Sara Hooker

The driver of a red Mustang lost control Sunday night, striking multiple parked cars and a house in Woodridge, police say. Nobody was seriously injured. courtesy of Todd Sherman

A Woodridge teen who lost control of her red Ford Mustang Sunday night and damaged a total of six cars and a house has been charged with DUI, police said.

Hope Brown, 18, was driving south on Westview Lane approaching the intersection at Everglade Avenue at about 10:20 p.m. when she lost control and hit several cars parked along the road, said Traci Steger, Woodridge Police Department's public information officer.

Out of control, Brown's vehicle then went through a yard on the 7800 block of Westview Lane, damaging a vehicle in the driveway and striking the house. The impact with the house caused items in the garage to collapse onto another vehicle inside the garage, police said.

Brown was charged with driving under the influence and reckless driving. She had minor injuries and was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, police said.

She later posted bond and was released. She's expected in court again Oct. 21.

Nobody else was injured.

Woodridge police investigate the scene of a crash Sunday evening involving multiple cars and a house. courtesy of Todd Sherman

Hope Brown, 18, was charged with DUI and reckless driving after she struck several cars and a house in Woodridge Sunday night, police say. courtesy of Todd Sherman

A red Mustang caused a chain reaction of crashes after hitting several cars parked along the road near Westview Lane and Everglade Avenue in Woodridge, police say. courtesy of Todd Sherman

A red Mustang sits against a house in the 7800 block of Westview Lane in Woodridge. courtesy of Todd Sherman

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