Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol (DUI) – Not Guilty of all Charges

My client was involved in a “hit and run” accident. He was accused of striking a vehicle in Morton Grove and fleeing the scene while the other driver gave chase to my client’s home. The police were called and they observed my clients front tire of his vehicle shredded from driving a flat. They observed my client running from the vehicle to inside his home. The Morton Grove police knocked on the door and my client’s mother let them in. They found my client hiding in his attic. My client admitted to getting into the accident, admitted to consuming alcohol and submitted to the field sobriety tests. The officer indicated that my client failed all of the field sobriety tests. My client had an extensive background and the State of Illinois was seeking jail time with a plea of guilty. I needed to win trial! During trial, I got the officer to admit that he conducted the field sobriety tests incorrectly. I elicited testimony from the officer showing that there were numerous other reasons why my client failed the field sobriety tests besides being under the influence of alcohol. The judge found my client not guilty of the DUI after trial.