When getting boozed up, you should never drive yourself home, let alone taunt the police. An alleged drunk driver was arrested after she stopped to complain about a police officer’s bright lights during a traffic stop.
Lake County Assistant State’s Attorney Kelse Banks confirmed that a police officer had conducted a traffic stop on a different drunk driver, which occurred in Fox Lake, Illinois, on February 26, 2023. The officer had their emergency lights activated at the time.
Ryann I. Bambach was driving by the traffic stop and stopped in the middle of the road to roll her window down and complain about the officer’s lights. Officers made contact with Bambach and noticed she also exhibited some signs of impairment, with slurred speech, bloodshot eyes and the odor of alcohol coming from her.
The 52-year-old performed field sobriety tests but failed all of them. Officers arrested Bambach and learned that she had two prior driving under the influence offenses. Bambach was also driving on a license that was revoked for the previous offenses.
Bambach was charged with two counts of aggravated driving under the influence, driving on a revoked or suspended license, operating an uninsured motor vehicle and improper stopping or parking. She was held on a $25,000 bond and released from the Lake County Jail after posting 10 percent of her bond.