Champaign police detective facing DUI charges

URBANA – A Champaign police officer is due back in court later this month after being arrested early Sunday for driving under the influence of alcohol.

Detective Lisa Staples, 39, was arrested just before 3 a.m. Sunday for driving the wrong way on Interstate 72 just west of the Mahomet exit, according to Illinois State Police Sgt. Bill Emery.

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