A motorist who was involved in a recent Illinois accident has been taken into custody for drinking and driving. The alleged DUI accident led to the death of a pedestrian. The crash took place on a day in late October. According to police, the collision occurred at about 11:30 p.m. Authorities said the fatal accident victim was walking along Illinois Route 159. All of aContinue reading
Category: Dui
Category: Dui
Woman faces DUI charge following crash involving son
A woman in Illinois has been accused of causing a serious injury accident that impacted her son due to drinking and driving. According to authorities, the 31-year-old woman drove while intoxicated and without a driver’s license on a recent Sunday. Her son, 6, ended up suffering injuries and was in critical condition following the alleged DUI crash. According to authorities, the collision occurred after theContinue reading
Man accused of DUI following injury crash
A man in Illinois was recently arrested for drunk driving after reportedly causing an injury accident. The alleged DUI accident took place on a Saturday along Illinois Route 14. Two people suffered injuries in the collision. According to authorities, a 20-year-old man was driving a motorcycle west on the highway and tried to make a right turn onto an avenue. At that time, another man,Continue reading
Man facing DUI charge after hitting, injuring woman with car
A man in Illinois is currently facing a drunk driving charge after police said he hit a woman. The car accident occurred on a recent Saturday. However, just because the man is facing a DUI charge does not mean he is automatically guilty in the law’s eyes. Instead, he is presumed innocent until proved guilty. The accident took place at around 4:20 p.m. According toContinue reading
DUI conviction carries several severe consequences
DUI fatalities have decreased over past 2 decades
The state of Illinois implemented a 0.08 legislation for driving under the influence two decades ago. Since that time, the number of deaths related to DUI have dropped by nearly 43 percent. Now, all states are enforcing a 0.08 legal limit. When the 0.08 law took effect back in 1997 in Illinois, the state was the 15th state to start implementing it. The year beforeContinue reading
Man charged with DUI for third time in Illinois
A man in Illinois may end up being placed behind bars after being taken into custody for drunk driving. The threat of prison looms over him since his recent arrest is his third one for DUI. The man facing charges is 23 years old. According to authorities, the man drove his car while intoxicated back in January. At first, he was charged with a misdemeanorContinue reading
Man in Illinois faces 6th DUI charge
A man in Illinois was recently accused of drinking and driving. However, this was not his first DUI arrest. The man’s driver’s license was revoked at the time of his recent arrest, as he had already racked up five previous drunk driving convictions in the county where the recent arrest took place. The man’s most recent arrest is now his sixth one involving DUI inContinue reading
Man convicted of DUI faces 48 months of probation
A man in Illinois was recently sentenced to probation in connection with a fatal drunk driving accident. The sentence was handed down on a recent Tuesday. The man faces probation lasting 48 months for his DUI charge. The accident that led to his conviction for DUI happened when the man and his girlfriend were driving early in the morning on New Year’s Day in 2016.Continue reading
Man facing DUI charge following crash
A crash that led to a man’s injury in Illinois also ended up leading to his arrest for drunk driving. The alleged DUI crash took place early in the morning on a recent Tuesday. The man facing criminal charges is 27 years old. The crash occurred at around 1:30 a.m. According to police, he was driving a truck east along County Road 2100 North whenContinue reading