Kane County prosecutor faces DUI charge
A Kane County assistant state's attorney — recently praised as part of a team that handled a murder trial — has been charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, according to DuPage County court records.
Kathleen Doyen, 30, was arrested at 12:34 a.m. Aug. 15 in the 600 block of North Avenue (Route 64) by Carol Stream police.
According to court documents, she was charged with DUI; DUI with .08 percent or higher blood-alcohol level; improper lane use; and speeding.
Carol Stream police say she was driving 67 mph in a 45 mph zone and weaving between lanes. She failed an on-the-scene preliminary blood-alcohol test and two field sobriety tests, police said.
At 2:28 a.m. she submitted to a Breathalyzer test, and the blood alcohol content was .165 percent. According to police, Doyen said she had consumed two to three beers and “possibly some mixed drinks” at the Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles.
Her driver's license will be placed on a summary suspension for six months, according to a spokesman for the Secretary of State's office.
Court documents indicated she lived in Chicago, but her driver's license lists an address near Elgin.
She is due to appear for arraignment at 9 a.m. Sept. 14 at the DuPage County courthouse in Wheaton.
She has worked for Kane County since 2011 and is in the criminal division, according to the state's attorney's office. When asked about her status, State's Attorney Joe McMahon said, “This is a personnel matter,” and he would not comment further.
Doyen was one of three prosecutors McMahon publicly praised for their work earlier this year in the Shadwick King murder trial. The Geneva man was convicted of murdering his wife in 2014.
• Daily Herald staff writer Justin Kmitch contributed to this story.