Original Blog Entry: Motorist passed out in drive-through 'just wanted another McDonald's sandwich'

truesee — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 09:36:23 GMT

Motorist who passed out in drive-through `just wanted another McDonald's sandwich'

Walter R. Dixon (Chicago Police)

Rosemary Sobol

Tribune reporter

5:55 p.m. CST, January 2, 2012

A man was arrested after he and another man passed out in their SUV while waiting in the drive-through lanes of the Rock N Roll McDonald s in the River North neighborhood early Sunday, officials said.

But instead of getting another burger, police served Walter R. Dixon with DUI charges and doled out a side order of driving on a revoked license, police said.

In addition, Dixon, 30, was also cited with illegal transportation of alcohol and obstructing identification, after initially giving police a bogus name, police said. Police News Affairs Officer Darryl Baety said Dixon lives in Memphis, Tenn.

About 6 a.m. New Year's Day police were called to the restaurant at 600 N. Clark St. after Dixon and another man fell asleep in a black Volvo SUV in the drive-through lane of the restaurant, according to a police report.

When Near North District officers arrived, they found the men fast asleep with the vehicle's key in the ignition, its engine running and the SUV in drive. Dixon s foot was resting heavily on the brake pedal.

Officers awakened the somnulant Dixon and ordered him to put the vehicle in park and hand over the keys.

When they asked Dixon if he needed any medical attention or an ambulance, he said no, he just wanted another McDonald s sandwich, the report said.

The 29-year-old front seat passenger remained asleep.

Dixon could not provide any identification and officers noticed his speech was slurred. His breath had a very strong odor of alcohol, police said.

The officer asked Dixon if he d been drinking and Dixon admitted he d had several glasses of wine, the report said. But on the floor of the SUV officers found an open bottle of tequila with liquor still in it.

While outside the SUV, Dixon staggered and the other man finally woke up and was also ordered to get out and then declined medical attention. Dixon intially gave police a false name and home address that turned out to be that of a registered sex offender from Memphis, Tenn.

Dixon was arrested after he took a Breathalyzer test and police found his blood-alcohol content was measured at .207, the report said. The legal limit is .08.

The vehicle was impounded and his passenger caught a taxi back to his Blue Island home where he lives with his parents, the report said.

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