A 17-year-old Mount Prospect man was charged with
driving under the influence of drugs in Arlington Heights Sunday after a
head-on collision with a taxi.
The accident occurred in an Arlington Heights residential
area at about 1:45 p.m. Sunday at the intersection of Evanston Avenue and Grove
Street, where there are no traffic signs posted, police said.
John H. Skully, who was driving east on Grove in a
1994 Pontiac Firebird, reportedly struck the cab as it headed northbound on
Evanston, police said.
Skully, of 1439 Bonita Avenue in Mount Prospect, was
charged with driving under the influence of a controlled substance. He was also
charged with possession of cannabis, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession
of a controlled substance.
He was also cited with failing to yield at an
intersection and driving too fast for conditions.
The cab driver was taken to Northwest Community
Hospital and released. Two other passengers inside the cab refused treatment.
Skully
was released Sunday night on a $5,000 bond
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