Chicago DUI Lawyer Blog

Former Chicago police detective, Joseph Frugoli, was sentenced to 8 years in prison for a fatal DUI crash on the Dan Ryan Expressway in 2009. Frugoli is blamed for the deaths of Andrew Cazares, 23, and Fausto Manzera, 21, a student at Depaul. In the early morning hours of April 10, 2009, Frugoli reportedly crashed…

Juan Diaz, 54, was pulled over by Elgin police on October 20 for alleged improper lane usage. Witnesses reportedly observed Diaz’s van swerving into oncoming traffic several times while driving west on I-90. He reportedly exited the tollway heading toward downtown Elgin when he was pulled over. The stop turned into a DUI investigation and…

Luis P. Pena, 30, of Chicago is charged with aggravated DUI and leaving the scene of an accident involving injury after a fatal crash on Saturday around 2 a.m.. Reginald Destin, 42, died after being struck while skateboarding with two friends on North Milwaukee Ave in the Bucktown neighborhood. Destin was well-known “pillar in the…

According to Lake County prosecutors, DUI charges were dropped against Joseph Cardinale, 43, of Chicago, who was involved in a fatal crash in Long Grove this past September. Cardinale’s SUV collided with a motorcycle driven by Anthony Brust, 21. Brust did not survive the blunt force trauma he sustained to his head. Cardinale was not…

Marquis Harris, 18, pled guilty to first-degree murder in the DUI-related death of Marciea Adkins. Harris was sentenced on Friday to 25 years in prison for killing Adkins, 42, a Chicago police dispatcher. According to police, Harrison left a party around 6 a.m. on July 10, 2011 when he reportedly observed a driver leave a…

Matthew Dyer, 20, of Frankfort, was tased by a Tinley Park Police officer after a DUI arrest where he reportedly attempted to get out of his handcuffs and kick the arresting officers. On September 26, Dyer’s vehicle ran off the road and hit a light pole at the Harlem Avenue exit ramp of eastbound I-80.…

Anthony Cechini, 23, of Round Lake is charged with felony DUI in a fatal Fox Lake crash. At approximately 4 p.m. on Saturday, Cechini was allegedly driving in a Subaru when it left the road and hit a tree. David Letchinger, Jr., 21, of McHenry, the front passenger, was ejected from the vehicle. He was…

Luis Romo, 18, was charged with driving under the influence after a crash that took place early Sunday morning in Elgin. According to police, Romo ran a stop sign and hit a SUV carrying three men around 1 a.m. Romo’s pickup truck reportedly pushed the SUV into a parked car. The crash had such force…

According to police, Mark Grace, former Cubs first baseman, could face felony aggravated DUI charges after he was arrested last month in Scottsdale, Arizona. A request for an upgraded charge was filed to the Maricopa County Attorney’s office after Grace picked up his second DUI arrest in less than 15 months. Grace is working as…

The City of Chicago has agreed to settle with the remaining drivers who alleged false DUI charges by former Chicago Police Officer Richard Fiorito. Fiorito was pulled from street duty three years ago after mounting allegations that he had falsified dozens of DUI charges. He had once been honored by Mothers Against Drunk Driving for…