Bride Targeted in Search Guilty of Drunk Driving
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CHICAGO — A newlywed whose four-month disappearance with her new husband drew national attention has been convicted of drunken driving and fined $350 for a September auto accident.
Carolyn MacLean Swanson, 22, was found guilty Monday by Du Page County Circuit Court Judge Richard Lucas. Prosecutors said she had a blood alcohol level that was more than double the legal limit after the Sept. 6 accident in Wheaton.
Swanson and her husband, Scott, 23, disappeared in April, prompting fears of foul play and a nationwide search. They surfaced in San Diego four months later, saying they had vanished to seek “perfect love.”
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