CDL Driver, Speeding 60mph in a 30mph Zone = Not Guilty

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This is a Lockport, Illinois matter.  My client, a CDL truck driver was driving his commercial vehicle (a Vovlo truck with 53 foot trailer) on Route 7 into Lockport. He was coming down from the bridge into Lockport when a Lockport police officer used radar and clocked him going 60mph in a 30mph zone. This…

Police Will Lie to You on a DUI Stop / Investigation

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During a traffic stop a police officer may tell you that he has to have you perform the Field Sobriety Tests, (walk and turn, one leg stand, etc) because it is his department’s police and that it is routine and you can be on your way in a few minutes. During the tests, the officer…