A woman was arrested after she allegedly drove drunk and led police on a pursuit in McHenry before battering a sheriff’s deputy in the crotch after her arrest early Sunday morning.
Wendy Lopez-Jimenez, 35, of McHenry, was charged with aggravated battery to a peace officer, driving under the influence of alcohol, resisting a peace officer, fleeing or attempting to elude a peace officer, speeding, improper lane usage and disobeying a lane control signal.
A McHenry County sheriff’s deputy on patrol around 2:20 a.m. spotted a car that had been reported to 911 in a driving complaint, according to police radio traffic.
The vehicle, a 2013 Ford utility, was traveling approximately 100 mph down Route 31 in McHenry when the deputy spotted it.
Court records said the deputy eventually registered the car on radar at 71 mph in a 45 mph zone.
A traffic stop was attempted near Route 31 and Veterans Parkway and the vehicle refused to pull over and a pursuit was initiated.
The pursuit traveled westbound Route 120 from Route 31 before passing Meadow Lane and turning onto northbound Beach Road, police radio traffic indicated.
A high-risk traffic stop was conducted on the vehicle after it came to a stop and deputies took Lopez-Jimenez into custody.
A criminal complaint filed in McHenry County Circuit Court alleges Lopez-Jimenez refused orders to get into the back of the squad car after her arrest.
The complaint said she battered a male deputy by using her legs to push against his crotch to prevent him from closing the squad car door.
Court documents said Lopez-Jimenez was driving under the influence of alcohol at the time.
The charges against Lopez-Jimenez are non-detainable under Illinois’ SAFE-T Act and she was released from the McHenry County Jail following an Initial Appearance Court hearing on Monday.
Lopez-Jimenez is scheduled to appear in court again on October 10 for a status of preliminary hearing.