CHICAGO, IL : Moreno charged with DUI after Gold Coast crash on Sunday, 27th December 2020

A prominent former Chicago alderman was arrested for an alcohol-related incident that damaged several cars Sunday night.

Former Ald. Proco "Joe" Moreno, 48, faces misdemeanor DUI charges after he allegedly crashed into at least eight parked vehicles and a tree Sunday in the Gold Coast neighborhood.

"It's just screeching metal, you know, the impact of screeching metal, and you heard it multiple times, so it was startling because it was like wow, it won't stop. It happened several times, so I knew I had to come down and take a look," said Michael Smith, neighbor. "I know several people who are in the political arena, and it's pretty shocking."

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