If you are arrested for a DUI or other criminal offense the police tow your vehicle. In order to have your vehicle released you have to pay an “impound” fee. This fee is nothing short of a ransom. The City of Chicago impound fees are the most outrageous of the municipals. For example, the DUI…
If an officer suspects that you may be driving under the influence of alcohol he will ask you to perform Field Sobriety Tests and submit to a breath testing. Should you perform these test? The short simple answer is NO. I base my answer on the following: 1. The officer needs you to perform the…
In Illinois a Driving Under the Influence (DUI) offense can be charged as either a felony DUI or misdemeanor DUI. With either a felony DUI or misdemeanor DUI the core issues presented are the same, i.e., did the police officer have a proper reason to stop your vehicle, was there enough evidence to ask you…
I am handling a case where my client was driving 32mph on the tollway. The speed limit is 55mph and the minimum speed is 45mph. Therefore, she was driving 13 mph under the minimum speed limit. As we know, everybody drives about 70 mph so other vehicles were passing her at 38 mph. An Illinois…