DUI conviction penalties in Illinois
All drivers know they should not drive under the influence of a substance rendering them unfit for safe motor vehicle operation. Some drivers, feeling the existing law is restrictive, decide to remove the “should not drive” and replace it with “should not get caught driving.”Now that a “free spirit” has created a law more...
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Have witnesses ready in car crash cases
Auto accident cases in Illinois tend to revolve around witness testimony, but it may not be the kind you expect. There are, in fact, two main types of witnesses you may find on the stand.These two categories have very little in common except for the fact that they have the potential to be important to a...
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Illinois man charged with fifth DUI
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 charges of aggravated DUI and driving...
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Passengers in new trucks may be more prone to injury than drivers
Since 2017, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has been conducting crash tests on both the driver and passenger sides of vehicles. After a recent round of crash tests on 11 newer two-row pickup trucks, the IIHS came to an important conclusion that Illinois residents should know about. It turns out that the passengers...
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