Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol (2nd DUI) – NOT GUILTY OF ALL CHARGES AFTER TRIAL

The Chicago Police Department were flagged down by citizens on Clark Street who told the officer that my clients vehicle was driving recklessly and struck numerous parked vehicles on Sheffield. The officers found my clients vehicle in the middle of the road with extensive front end damage with the passenger side tire smashed in and the axle broke in half. The officers observed my client leaning out of the driver’s side door with the keys in the ignition and the vehicle running. The officers had to escort my client out of vehicle because his balance was so poor. He had bloodshot/glassy eyes, slurred speech and a very strong odor of alcohol coming from his breath. My client then started crying to the officers when describing how the accident happened. The officers had my client perform the field sobriety tests which they indicated that he failed miserably! My client then started crying again and continued throughout the booking process. This was my client’s 2nd DUI and the State of Illinois was seeking a term of 60 days in Cook County Jail. I refused the offer and went to trial. Our office did serious damage on the cross-examination of the Chicago Police Department. The damage was so great that the judge found my client NOT GUILTY OF ALL CHARGES!!!!!! That was our most improbable win this year!