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

The Niles Police Department observed my client speeding in his vehicle. After the officer put his overhead lights on, it took my client 4-5 blocks to eventually curb his vehicle. The officer observed 2 beer bottles in my clients vehicle. My client had glassy/bloodshot eyes, smelled of alcohol on his breath and was swaying while standing. The officer had my client perform field sobriety tests on the side of the road. My client failed all the field sobriety tests given to him. My client refused the breathalyzer test at the police station. The secretary of state was going to suspend my clients driver’s license for 3 years because this was his second DUI within 5 years. I filed a petition to rescind statutory summary suspension in order to get his license reinstated. I went to court with my client on his hearing date and convinced the prosecutor that the officer made a procedural mistake and therefore his license should not be suspended. The judge granted my petition and my client avoided a three (3) year suspension!