Chicago DUI Lawyer Blog

Marquis Harrison, a 16 year-old honors student at Urban Prep Charter Academy, left a party around 6 a.m. on July 11 allegedly high on ecstasy, marijuana, and vodka. Harrison noticed that the driver of a Range Rover went to pay the parking meter in Old Town and seized the opportunity. He proceeded to steal the…

Carl T. Raymond, 40, was arrested after he was spotted driving a Chevy Impala while intoxicated into a gate at the Fox River Water Reclamation District on the evening of July 4th. He was charged with unlawful possession of a stolen vehicle, damage to state property, trespass to property, trespass to vehicle and driving under…

Sandra Uher, 54, of Elgin was sentenced to eight years in prison and $6,950 in fines after she showed up intoxicated for a hearing on her sixth DUI. The preliminary findings for the most current DUI show that Uher had a blood-alcohol level of .30 percent. On March 28 of this year, she ran a…

Kristine Alajoki of Algonquin allegedly drove her car over a berm at the intersection of West Algonquin Road and Frank Road. The vehicle went airborne into a retention pond in the early hours of Sunday morning. When emergency crews arrived, the 44 year-old woman was on the shore of the pond while the 2003 Jeep…

Martin Candia, 31, was driving with a blood alcohol content of 0.095 when the parked SUV he crashed into pinned a 10-year-old boy between two vehicles. The boy, Calvin Santos, died later that morning. Candia plead guilty to one count of aggravated DUI involving a death and was sentenced to 7 years in prison as…

The Illinois Department of Transportation is reminding motorist to drive sober this Fourth of July weekend. In an effort to ensure safe roadways and prevent DUI, the Illinois State Police along with over 300 local police and sheriff departments are conducting roadside safety checks as well as nighttime safety belt enforcement zones. Additionally, patrols will…

Lidia Zuradzka, of Wheeling, was arrested on June 13 in Northbrook, Illinois for driving under the influence, leaving the scene of an accident, and three counts of endangering the life of a child. Zuradzka was working as a nanny at the time and had three kids in the car. Police say she collided with another…

A recent study released by the Alliance Against Intoxicated Motorists (AAIM) lists Rockford with 727 DUI arrests, the highest number of any Illinois city in 2010, outside of Chicago. Rockford was followed by Naperville with 671 drunk driving arrests and Elgin with 410 arrests. The top three were closely followed by Waukegan, Carol Stream, Elmhurst,…

Drew Forquer, a former dentist, was arrested for his fifth DUI in August of 2008. He was involved in a crash that resulted in the death of Jeff Bondy, 47. Bondy was driving his Harley Davidson motorcycle and fell victim to Forquer’s wide left turn. Forquer attempted to back off of Bondy, but was unable…

Paul Woodard walked into court with his public defender with hopes that his $20,000 bail would be reduced to $10,000. However, Assistant States Attorney Andrew Whitfield told a Kane County Judge about Woodward’s 25 previous driving on revoked charges, seeking to increase his bond to $150,000. Judge Kostelny instead raised his bond to $75,000. Whitfield…