Drew pulled over by Naperville cops
Drew Peterson was in such a hurry to pick up a 22-year-old female friend who needed a ride over the weekend that he got stopped for speeding by Naperville Police.
But the former Bolingbrook Police officer avoided a ticket, instead receiving a warning after being curbed about 2:30 a.m. Saturday in Naperville.
Peterson, 54, said he was stopped on his way to pick up a friend who called him for a lift after the driver of the car in which she was riding was taken into custody by Naperville Police.
"I was just being a good Samaritan," he said, declining to identify the woman, but insisting she wasn't a girlfriend. "Let's call her a friend," said Peterson, whom police have labeled a suspect in the Oct. 28 disappearance of his wife, Stacy Peterson, 23.
Naperville Police on Monday confirmed that Drew Peterson had been stopped.
A source said Peterson was traveling less than 10 miles over the posted speed when he was stopped.
Peterson was simply helping a young woman who works at a tanning salon he sometimes visits, Peterson's attorney said.
"That's just the type of guy he is," attorney Joel Brodsky said.
"We're doing it on the weekend of Mother's Day to honor Stacy and all the other great mothers just like her," said Sharon Bychowski, Stacy's best friend and next-door neighbor.
Saturday's "FUN-Raiser" from 5 to 9 p.m. at Ditka's Sports Dome & 46 Zone Bar and Grill will feature contests, tournaments, various auctions and raffles, and music.
Tickets for the event at the 730 N. Bolingbrook Drive entertainment and recreation facility are $25 for adults and $10 for children. A two-adult, two-child "family fun pack" costs $65.
Proceeds from the event will help pay for the volunteer search effort for Stacy Peterson.
For more information on the event, or to sponsor it, visit www.findstacypeterson.com.
The Chicago Sun-Times and The Herald News contributed to this report.