Driver registers four and a half times the legal limit: Police
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A traffic stop led to a driver registering four and a half times the legal limit, according to Woodstock police.
On Monday afternoon around 3:30 p.m., officers responded to multiple reports of a suspected impaired driver, allegedly swerving all over the road.
Police said they located the driver and attempted a traffic stop, when the driver ran through a red light.
After the driver was stopped and arrested, the investigation revealed the suspect was four and a half times the legal limit.
A 48-year-old Woodstock man now faces operation while impaired charges.
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