Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol – NOT GUILTY AFTER TRIAL

The Cook County Sheriff’s Department observed my client speeding on Milwaukee Avenue in Niles, IL. My client’s breath smelled of alcohol and he admitted to drinking alcohol earlier in the evening. The officer asked him for a driver’s license in which my client fumbled with it and dropped it on his lap. Eventually the officer asked my client to exit the vehicle. When my client exited the vehicle, he stumbled into the lane of traffic and almost fell. The officer observed slurred speech, bloodshot/glassy eyes and poor balance. The officer also observed an open bottle of Corona beer in my clients vehicle. My client refused to blow into the breathalyzer. This was a case that I knew was going to trial. During the trial I vigorously cross-examined the officer until he admitted to making numerous mistakes in his report and his investigation of my client. The judge believed too much damage was done to the officer on cross and found my client NOT GUILTY of DUI.