DeKalb Woman Faces DUI Charges After Speeding With Daughter in Car

According to FOX32 Chicago,Brittany Getter, 33, of DeKalb, is charged with one count of aggravated fleeing and eluding and 17 misdemeanor and petty traffic offenses for her actions at approximately 1:24am Monday in DuPage county.

Some of the charges she faces are  DUI, endangering the health or life of a child, reckless driving and transportation or possession of open alcohol by a driver.

According to Wheaton police, at 1:25am Monday, a Ford Escape was clocked doing 76mph in a 35mph zone. The police officer attempted to pull the driver over, but the driver continued westbound on Roosevelt Road.

It is alleged that during the traffic pursuit, Getter disobeyed multiple traffic control devices, ultimately making her way to traveling westbound on North Avenue, where officers deployed spike strips. Getter allegedly avoided the spike strips by going westbound in the eastbound lanes of North Avenue.

The pursuit of Getter was then terminated due to safety concerns, according to prosecutors.

A
short time later, officers with the Kane County Sheriff's Office
deployed spike strips, which ultimately stopped Getter's vehicle.

Once
the vehicle stopped, Getter allegedly refused to exit the vehicle. Kane
County SWAT was then called, and she was forcibly removed the vehicle.

Once Getter was out of the vehicle, officers
allegedly observed her eyes to be glassy and bloodshot. Additionally,
officers detected an odor of alcohol coming from her breath.

During the entire incident, prosecutors said Getter's 12-year-old daughter was in the back seat of the Escape.

When
searching the vehicle, officers allegedly located an open bottle of Don
Julio Tequilla, which was less than half full, and a Crown Royal bag
containing two baggies of cannabis.

"It is alleged that Ms. Getter
not only fled from police at an extremely high rate of speed after she
had been drinking but did so with her young daughter in the back seat,"
said DuPage County State's Attorney Robert Berlin. "The behavior alleged
in this case is irresponsible and reckless on multiple levels and put
not only the motoring public at risk, but also Ms. Getter and her
daughter."

According to court records, on Tuesday, a judge granted the state’s motion to deny pre-trial release for Getter. Her next court appearance is scheduled for June 3.

There is no additional information on where her 12 year old daughter is staying while Getter sits in Kane County jail awaiting her next court appearance, scheduled for June 3.