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

Client was driving his vehicle in Melrose Park when the police stopped him for speeding and driving with no headlights on. Client smelled of alcohol, had bloodshot eyes and slurred speech. The Police had client perform field sobriety tests in which he failed. The client was brought to the Melrose Park Police Department where he subsequently blew a .184% on the breathalyzer. We filed a motion for sanctions to keep the breathalyzer results out because the police department destroyed a video tape that we had subpoenaed. The judge agreed with us and would not let the State of Illinois bring in evidence of the breathalyzer results. We then went to a trial in front of a judge and we won! The judge found our client not guilty of DUI.