State’s Attorney Bob Berlin has announced that he will assit police in forcing people to submit to blood testing against their will, if accused of drunk driving by the police. They will apply pyschological threats while they take suspects into private settings and...
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Illinois DUI Laws and Penalties for 2011
First DUI Offense • Class A Misdemeanor • Court Supervision up to 2 years • DUI Tech Fee $750.00 • $50.00 Roadside Memorial Fund Fee • Fines of $0-$2,500.00 First DUI Offense – Penalty Enhancements • BAC > .16 or greater Mandatory 100 hours community service ...
More People Calling in Drunk Driver Allegations
Motorists today are alerting more potential DUI violators to police than ever before. The Chicago Tribune reported Wednesday that motorists are using their cell phones to alert police of other drivers who appear to be dangerous or impaired. Police dispatchers...
Referendum efforts target jury trial option in DUI cases
Referendum efforts target jury trial option in DUI cases.
Illinois Toll Violations can Be Disputed Online
A new feature on the Tollway’s Web site now allows customers who receive a toll violation notice to view their license plate images and dispute toll violations online. A How-To Guide A violation notice number and license plate number are needed to enter the...
Aggravated DUI Causing Death Upheld With Small Amount of Drugs
People v. Martin (found here: http://www.state.il.us/court/Opinions/SupremeCourt/2011/April/109102.pdf) is a complete embarrassment to our state’s jurisprudence, in my opinion. Aggravated DUI Causing Death is in fact our state’s version of vehicular homicide, as it is...
Business owner casts reasonable doubt on accuracy of speed cameras
Interesting article: Mr. Foreman, the owner of Eastover Auto Supply in Oxon Hill, examined dozens of citation photos of his company’s trucks that were issued along a camera-monitored stretch of Indian Head Highway his employees frequently travel. The camera company,...
DUI Appeal – Illinois Suspension Reversed Due to Video ‘Destruction’
In People of Illinois v. Aronson, — N.E.2d —-, 2011 WL 941306 (Ill.App. 2 Dist.), the arresting officer’s video of the defendant was ‘lost’ during a technical transfer or download of the video from the squad car to a disc for the court. According to the prosecutor:...
Plane towing banner with messages critical of prosecutors flying over Palm Beach County Courthouse
Plane towing banner with messages critical of prosecutors flying over Palm Beach County Courthouse.
DUI Chemists Blow the Whistle on Vermont’s Breath-Testing Program | Seven Days
DUI Chemists Blow the Whistle on Vermont’s Breath-Testing Program | Seven Days.