Driving on a Suspended Driver’s License – MOTION TO QUASH GRANTED

The Glenview  Police Department observed my client driving on Waukegan Road in Glenview. While they were behind him, they ran his license plate which indicated that the driver was suspended. They stopped my client and asked for a driver’s license which he could not produce. The prosecutor was offering significant jail time because my client had numerous prior driving on suspended tickets. My client could not afford to go to jail because he would have lost his job. I filed a motion to quash his arrest. In court, I argued that the arresting officer activated his over head lights before he could verify that my client’s driving privileges were suspended/revoked. On cross-examination, I got the officer to admit that he did not know when exactly he activated the overhead lights. The judge concluded that the seizure occurred before the probable cause was established. The judge granted my motion to quash and the State of Illinois immediately dismissed all charges!