{"id":318533,"date":"2025-03-12T16:46:21","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T21:46:21","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-03-12T16:46:21","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T21:46:21","slug":"former-police-chief-arrested-for-dui-screams-at-cops-in-wild-body-cam-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/former-police-chief-arrested-for-dui-screams-at-cops-in-wild-body-cam-video","title":{"rendered":"Former Police Chief Arrested for DUI, Screams at Cops in Wild Body Cam Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Former Top Cop<\/span><br \/>\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h2\">&#8216;Come On, Let Me Go!!!&#8217;<\/span><br \/>\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-none h1\">DUI Arrest Caught on Body Cam Video<\/span><br \/>\n                      <\/h2>\n<p>        <!--\/.social-media-container--><\/p>\n<p>\n                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2025-03-12T14:05:45-07:00\">March 12, 2025 2:05 PM PDT<\/time><br \/>\n                                                                      <span class=\"divider\">|<\/span><br \/>\n                Updated <time datetime=\"2025-03-12T14:43:41-07:00\">March 12, 2025 2:43 PM PDT<\/time>\n                                    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div readability=\"56.9442003515\">\n<section id=\"cb-18891f351486690393c373d208888824\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-037ffddb-1c7a-4c31-8622-5d4911da9981-30100873-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-037ffddb-1c7a-4c31-8622-5d4911da9981-30100873-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/f0\/16by9\/2025\/03\/12\/f072ad582d7a4a3b92fed0b41c833a6e_md.jpg\" alt=\"031225_police_chief_kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-18891f351486690393c373d208888824--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-9957b1d79408f570fcccd2204e673bb2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"29\">\n<p>A former Illinois police chief may want a refresher on the Miranda Rights &#8230; &#8217;cause he didn&#8217;t exercise his right to remain silent &#8212; instead choosing to berate the cops who arrested him for DUI in shocking body cam video.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-9957b1d79408f570fcccd2204e673bb2--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-257ce18efa625490cb8440fb79cfc720\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"30\">\n<p><strong>Walter Klimek<\/strong> &#8212; former chief of police in Bridgeview, a suburb of Chicago &#8212; was arrested one afternoon in December in the nearby town of Justice &#8230; and the footage from the road shows the moments leading up to cops slapping the cuffs on him.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-257ce18efa625490cb8440fb79cfc720--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-ef1f936c9d4b467c3f7b498c8214587f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250312_eb0f16edd2384ffa81577f9087f80e26\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:03f56e4a-ce52-4ba7-a78f-da6c87b6f8c1\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/eb\/4by3\/2025\/03\/12\/eb0f16edd2384ffa81577f9087f80e26_md.jpg\" alt=\"031225-police-chief-primary-4\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-ef1f936c9d4b467c3f7b498c8214587f--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-b3559ef138af4657544772ab76cb34db\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"28\">\n<p>Check out the clip &#8230; it starts with Klimek refusing to get out of the car &#8212; repeatedly screaming &#8220;Let me go&#8221; while in park &#8212; as officers gather around the vehicle.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-b3559ef138af4657544772ab76cb34db--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-a92a0d672a7fd2e5ca08c1d919e2239a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"31\">\n<p>One officer says Klimek had just been in a pretty bad car wreck &#8212; it looks like airbags deployed throughout the vehicle &#8212; and, they&#8217;re telling him to get out of the car &#8230; but, Walter just gestures forward like he&#8217;s ready to keep on driving.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-a92a0d672a7fd2e5ca08c1d919e2239a--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-e9d789f3c3476f7995e806d429c7e009\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"33\">\n<p>Eventually, an officer has to climb in through the back to unbuckle his seatbelt, and they start dragging him out &#8230; leading Klimek to scream in sheer agony. It&#8217;s unclear if he&#8217;s in actual pain or just throwing a temper tantrum &#8212; but, either way, the cops are not happy.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-e9d789f3c3476f7995e806d429c7e009--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-e5a2b9ed7d3507921a417c183e61b374\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250312_0f8533d0ae5f4b13aec0b498f633b82c\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:03f56e4a-ce52-4ba7-a78f-da6c87b6f8c1\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/0f\/4by3\/2025\/03\/12\/0f8533d0ae5f4b13aec0b498f633b82c_md.jpg\" alt=\"031225-police-chief-primary-2\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-e5a2b9ed7d3507921a417c183e61b374--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-d628854e749cbc72f08c7a6640ec11fc\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"29\">\n<p>With traffic backed up on the roadway, Klimek&#8217;s loaded onto a stretcher &#8212; where he profusely apologizes to cops through heavy sobs &#8212; before he&#8217;s hauled off to the station.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-d628854e749cbc72f08c7a6640ec11fc--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-757d0245f22eedd9c1b6c14ce643cd3f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"30\">\n<p>Once there, Walter&#8217;s told his car was towed &#8212; which he fervently denies, though an officer is telling him they called the tow truck themselves &#8212; and that he&#8217;s been arrested for DUI.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-757d0245f22eedd9c1b6c14ce643cd3f--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-990288fec0496ec17b59a8322252739b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"30\">\n<p>Klimek&#8217;s shocked at the arrest too &#8230; claiming he&#8217;s not drunk, despite his obvious slurred speech and confusion. The officer responds that it&#8217;s not up for debate &#8212; &#8217;cause Klimek had already been charged.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-990288fec0496ec17b59a8322252739b--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-d9e620f99114fb47adbe4005190addc8\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250312_f5da2bd6624143a19bbe78d8d3228b5c\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:03f56e4a-ce52-4ba7-a78f-da6c87b6f8c1\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/f5\/4by3\/2025\/03\/12\/f5da2bd6624143a19bbe78d8d3228b5c_md.jpg\" alt=\"031225-police-chief-primary-3\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-d9e620f99114fb47adbe4005190addc8--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-51b89a72b2452b9c44fca04816148c86\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"29\">\n<p>Klimek was charged with misdemeanor resisting arrest and DUI. He was taken to a hospital, but he refused to have blood drawn that would&#8217;ve been used to determine his blood-alcohol level.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-51b89a72b2452b9c44fca04816148c86--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-66a3bb17782c3cac94302c4e4d7249c0\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"26.3974358974\">\n<p>Chicago station <a href=\"https:\/\/wgntv.com\/news\/southwest-suburbs\/bodycam-video-shows-former-suburban-police-chiefs-arrest-on-suspicion-of-dui\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/wgntv.com\/news\/southwest-suburbs\/bodycam-video-shows-former-suburban-police-chiefs-arrest-on-suspicion-of-dui\/\"><strong>WGN-TV reports<\/strong><\/a> Klimek had allegedly been speeding when he hit a guardrail and lost control, hitting another car and injuring another person.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-66a3bb17782c3cac94302c4e4d7249c0--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-78b3c9fd773ea7ed08f3045d15aa7181\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"27.1587301587\">\n<p>According to Klimek&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/walter-klimek-b9429859?trk=people-guest_people_search-card\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>LinkedIn<\/strong><\/a>, he became Bridgeview Chief of Police in 2013. It&#8217;s unclear when he stepped away from the role.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-78b3c9fd773ea7ed08f3045d15aa7181--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-3afa568943be861d35fcaadebd937197\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"28\">\n<p>We&#8217;ve reached out to Klimek and the courts &#8230; so far, no word back.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-3afa568943be861d35fcaadebd937197--><\/p><\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/03\/12\/former-police-chief-walter-klimek-dui-body-camera-video-bridgeview-illinois\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Top Cop &#8216;Come On, Let Me Go!!!&#8217; DUI Arrest Caught on Body Cam Video Published March 12, 2025 2:05 PM PDT | Updated March [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1075,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-318533","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/318533","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1075"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=318533"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/318533\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=318533"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=318533"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=318533"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}