Attorney Receives Jail Time in DuPage County for DUI Crash

A Lisle attorney was finally sentenced for a DUI-related accident that seriously injured a Wheaton teen in 2005. Timothy J. Winfield, 43, was ordered to serve 5 months in DuPage county jail, complete 150 hours of public service, continue counseling and wear a alcohol monitoring bracelet during his 30 month probation period. He will be allowed to leave jail during the day to work during the final 120 days of his term.

In 2005, after allegedly running a red light, Winfield’s Cadillac crashed into a Dodge Caravan, sending it into a forest preserve. The 18-year-old female driver was critically injured, suffering a fractured pelvis, severed tendon in her hand, and bruised kidneys. Glass was embedded in her face and her seat belt caused burns on her neck.

Blood tests showed that Winfield had a .10 blood-alcohol content. Defense attorneys argued that alcohol-based antiseptic pads used by the Illinois State Police to perform tests skewed that result. Prosecutors argued for the maximum three-year prison term. His record includes four prior DUI arrests among other offenses.

A DuPage County jury convicted Winfield of aggravated DUI involving great bodily harm in November 2009. He was finally sentenced this past Monday.

Attorney with bad driving record gets jail time for DUI crash, www.dailyherald.com, July 12, 2010