Case Result
DDT Client Gets License Back After DUI at Bridgeview Courthouse
By: Attorney Derek Martin
A client arrested while sleeping in his truck after an argument with his wife is found not guilty on all charges, and the judge orders his one-year driver's license suspension terminated immediately.
Most married couples are prone to an argument or two. For one client, the consequence of a dispute with his wife led to a DUI charge.
One morning in March 2019, the Burbank Police Department approached our client while he slept in his truck near the intersection of 85th Street and Lamon Avenue. Rather than continue to argue the night before, he had gone to his truck to sleep. When police arrived, officers observed two cans of beer in his truck and began a DUI investigation.
After the field sobriety test, during which the officers indicated our client had successfully completed the one-leg stand, they still claimed signs of impairment on that same test and on the horizontal gaze nystagmus test. Believing they had reasonable suspicion, they requested a chemical alcohol test. Our client refused, and the Illinois Secretary of State suspended his driving privileges for one year.
We filed the paperwork to preserve his right to dispute the suspension. After reviewing the Burbank PD’s reports and dash-cam video, it became clear the state would have a difficult time proving its case. When the prosecutor’s plea offer wasn’t in our client’s best interest, we recommended trial.
At trial, we showed the judge that our client’s performance on the standardized field sobriety test was not indicative of intoxication, and that there was no proof he had operated his vehicle improperly. The judge noted the beer cans that launched the investigation were empty, which had no bearing on whether he was intoxicated.
The judge ruled the state did not prove its case. Our client was found innocent of all charges, and the judge ordered his driver’s license suspension terminated immediately.
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