Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol (DUI) – LICENSE SUSPENSION REMOVED

The Cook County Sheriff’s Police Department observed my client’s vehicle disabled on the side of the highway at 3:00 am. The the officer approached my client he had slurred speech, difficulty standing by himself and a 750 ml bottle of SKYY Vodka sticking out of his coat pocket. The officer requested my client to perform the field sobriety tests in which he failed all of them. He was arrested for DUI and subsequently blew a .174% in the breathalyzer machine located at the Sheriff’s Department. This was my client’s second DUI and he needed his license. Our office conducted a hearing in order to prevent our client from having his driving privileges suspended. We argued that the officer did not correctly read our client the “warning to motorist” which must be read by the officer prior to asking the Defendant to blow into the breathalyzer. The judge agreed and removed the license suspension from our clients record. He is now able to drive!