Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol (DUI) – Not Guilty of DUI after Trial

My client was stopped by the Schiller Park Police Department because her vehicle was completely stopped in the middle of an intersection. When the Officer got behind my clients vehicle and activated his overhead lights, my client started to drive through intersection and almost caused an accident. Another vehicle had to swerve out of way in order to avoid being struck by my client. The officer had to follow her and activate his siren before she pulled over. When the officer approached, my client had slurred speech, bloodshot/glassy eyes and a strong odor of alcohol coming from her breath. The officer then notice a half full bottle “Crown Royal” in her back seat. She admitted to drinking alcohol and staggered when she was outside of her vehicle. She attempted the One Leg Stand field sobriety test. The officer indicated that she failed miserably and then my client refused further testing. My client did not want this to go on her record so we went to trial. During cross-examination, I got the officer to admit that my client was stable on her feet throughout the rest of her interaction with the officer. He could not answer my questions of specifics on the One Leg Stand Test. I made him admit that he did not remember a lot of details of the arrest. The judge could not find my client guilty after my cross-examination. Even with all the evidence presented, the judge found my client not guilty because I created “reasonable doubt” in the judge’s mind.