Physical Education teacher Jeffrey Peterson found not guilty of DUI

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Courtesy of Naperville Police Department

Sharon Pan, Opinions Editor

Physical Education teacher Jeffrey Peterson was found not guilty of a DUI he was charged with last May. Peterson was accused with the charge while he was driving through Naperville’s Timbervale States neighborhood, according to the Naperville Sun. The charge was retracted on Feb. 11.

Peterson, a former driver’s education teacher at Central, and his wife Carla Mooney were arrested on May 29 at about 11:30 p.m. On the night of the arrest, Peterson and Mooney hired a taxicab for a ride home from an undisclosed location. After Peterson refused to pay for the $7.40 cab fare because his credit card was denied, the cab driver called the police, according to Naperville police Cmdr. Lou Cammiso.

When the police arrived at Peterson’s house, Peterson drove off in his car while Mooney “refused to identify [herself] and resisted officers as she was arrested,” Cammiso said.

Soon after the incident, Peterson was arrested with a DUI charge. Mooney pleaded guilty to her charges—resistance and obstruction of a police officer, theft of labor or services and obstructing identification. All of these charges were later dismissed. Instead, Mooney had to perform 100 hours of community service and pay $712 in fines.

Last summer, the Naperville School District 203 opened an inquiry, stating that “the district does not comment on personnel issues, including any disciplinary actions that may be taken.”