Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol (DUI) – NOT GUILTY AFTER TRIAL

The Des Plaines Police Department observed my client make a traffic infraction and attempted to stop his vehicle. My client accelerated and turned down a side street. My client quickly jumped out of the vehicle and the officer caught him. My client’s breath smelled like alcohol and he admitted to drinking earlier. The Officer had him perform field sobriety tests. The Officer indicated that my client failed all the field sobriety tests given to him. We went to trial. During my cross-examination of the officer, I made him admit that his police report was very different than his testimony. I showed the judge that he was not a very believable witness for the prosecution. The judge agreed with my arguments and found my client NOT GUILTY of the DUI.