I represented a client in Kankakee, Illinois on November 13, 2013, who was charged with DUI. He was stopped by an Illinois State Trooper for speeding and improper lane usage. My client submitted to all of the field sobriety tests and submitted to a breath test which registered a 0.11. The legal limit is 0.08.…
With the changes in the law (making 30mph and over a Class B misdemeanor, and 40mph and over a Class A misdemeanor), I have received many new clients being charged with these more serious speeding misdemeanors. Last Thursday, I represented a person for speeding 89mph in a 45mph zone. The ticket was issued by a…
Lidar Radar is a method to measure vehicle speed currently in use by the Illinois State Police and other local police departments. Wikipedia has a very good explanation of lidar. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LIDAR_speed_gun However, a brief explanation is that Lidar allows a police officer to aim the Lidar gun using “cross-hairs” in the viewfinder to aim on…
In reviewing a DUI arrest, the first question is why did the police officer pull you over. It is an important question because a police officer cannot pull you over just to see why your driving at 2:00a.m. The officer has to witness a specific violation. Most DUI stops occur because of “improper lane usage”…