On behalf of Holley, Rosen & Beard, LLC | Jun 24, 2020 | Blog, car accident, dui defense
A 32-year-old Illinois woman has been charged with aggravated driving while under the influence in connection with a May 16 accident in Champaign that claimed the life of her boyfriend. Prosecutors filed the charge on May 18 after receiving a preliminary accident...
On behalf of Holley, Rosen & Beard, LLC | May 8, 2020 | dui defense
Being stopped for suspected drunk driving is intimidating. But you’re your interactions with police and their gathering of evidence impacts your DUI defense. The field sobriety test is one method for obtaining evidence. Police administer the field sobriety test when a...
On behalf of Holley, Rosen & Beard, LLC | Apr 13, 2020 | dui defense
In 2018, more than 26,000 people in Illinois found themselves arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence (DUI). According to a report from the Secretary of State, the average blood alcohol concentration (BAC) for those arrested was 0.16. A high BAC reading...
On behalf of Holley, Rosen & Beard, LLC | Mar 13, 2020 | dui defense
Even if you’ve never been pulled over for being drunk behind the wheel, you probably know how police will handle a DUI stop. First, an officer might lean in close enough to see if your breath smells of alcohol. Then, the officer might conduct a field sobriety test....
On behalf of Holley, Rosen & Beard, LLC | Feb 3, 2020 | dui defense
A suspended license is better than a revoked license. A suspended license comes back on a certain date. So, you may be suspended for three months, a year or three years. If you wait till the end of that suspension and you do not get caught driving, you can go to the...
On behalf of Holley, Rosen & Beard, LLC | Jan 13, 2020 | dui defense
There are plenty of worries you may have when your teen starts driving. It is a huge responsibility, and teens do not always use their best judgment, so it is a little nerve-wracking when you give them control over a vehicle and let them loose on Illinois streets....
On behalf of Holley, Rosen & Beard, LLC | Jan 7, 2020 | dui defense
In 2016, a 23-year-old Illinois man on a motorcycle died in a collision with a car. Six months later, authorities charged a 51-year-old woman with reckless homicide and aggravated driving under the influence in connection with the fatal accident. Having recently...
On behalf of Holley, Rosen & Beard, LLC | Nov 27, 2019 | criminal defense, dui defense
Critics have long said that Illinois’ legal system is disproportionately harsh on low- and middle-income citizens compared to the wealthy. Excessive fines and fees for traffic offenses, DUIs and other violations can hurt access to employment, transportation and...
On behalf of Holley, Rosen & Beard, LLC | Oct 8, 2019 | dui defense
You made a decision to get behind the wheel after having a few drinks. You may have felt sober enough to drive or felt like you wouldn’t run into any cops on your drive. But now there are flashing red lights behind you. What should you do? Whether the officer pulled...
On behalf of Holley, Rosen & Beard, LLC | Apr 23, 2019 | dui defense, Firm News
A routine traffic stop on the night of April 6 led to a 43-year-old Illinois man being charged with drunk driving for the fifth time according to a report from the St. Charles Police Department. The St. Charles resident was being held at the Kane County Jail on...
