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

The Prospect Heights Police Department heard my client squealing his tires. They then activated their radar and got my client going 35 MPH in a 25 MPH zone. The officer pulled my clients vehicle over and then observed my client to have slurred speech, bloodshot/watery eyes and smelled a strong odor of alcohol on his breath. My client admitted to drinking alcohol prior to driving and then agreed to perform field sobriety testing. My client failed all field sobriety tests including the Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus (HGN) test, One Legged Balance Test and the Walk and Turn Test. My client did not believe that he was too intoxicated to drive and wanted to prove his innocence. I agreed! We went to trial. Our office impeached the officer on cross-examination over and over. Time and time again we showed that he was exaggerating the facts of this case just to get a conviction! The judge agreed with our arguments and found my client NOT GUILTY without thinking twice about it. Another win for us!