Chicago DUI Lawyer Blog

Jose Rodriguez, 20, of 5902 Roosevelt Road in Chicago has been charged with two counts of felony aggravated driving under the influence following an accident involving two injuries in River Grove. Rodriguez allegedly ran head-on into oncoming traffic near O’conner Drive and Thatcher Ave when his vehicle crashed into another vehicle going southbound. The victim…

Doug Millsaps, 47, of the 800 block of Wescott Road in Bolingbrook was arrested on June 6, 2009 after officers allegedly found him sleeping in his car with the keys in the ignition. Millsaps, head football coach for Rolling Meadows High School, stated he will not resign nor has he been asked to. He faces…

Alonso Huerta-Perez, 23, of Carpentersville is accused of fleeing a crash after blowing through a stop sign in West Chicago while intoxicated. Huerta-Perez collided with another car, killing the driver. Huerta-Perez allegedly stated that he drank eight or nine beers before the crash. Five other people were in the car when it went through the…

Michael Buchanan, 19, was arrested last weekend for suspicion of driving under the influence and consumption of alcohol by a minor. According to Champaign County States Attorney, Buchanan’s blood alcohol content was more than double the legal limit at .164. Buchanan was released on bond and his court date is set for October 1, 2010.…

A Libertyville women, Cheryl Yachnin, has filed a class-action lawsuit challenging Lake County’s “no-refusal weekend” program. The program allows police to obtain search warrants for suspected drunken drivers who refuse to take a breath test. Prosecutors and judges are on call to issue search warrants requesting the tests be done under penalty of contempt of…

Sandra Vasquez, 26, was sentenced to 15 years in prison after the fatal drunk-driving crash in 2007 that left five Oswego teens dead and three others injured. The prison term means Vasquez, the mother of two young children, will have to spend at least 12 1/2 years behind bars. Initially, Vazquez faced up to 28…

Oswaldo Gonzalez, 36, was charged in May with Reckless Homicide and several different DUI charges after allegedly rear-ending a silver Kia Rio in the 3500 block of West 30th Street. Alicia Pedroza, 58, was pronounced dead at Stroger Hospital. Two other people and an infant were also injured. Gonzalez was allegedly driving at high speeds…

William Larimer, 57, a commuter van driver was arrested while driving eight people home from work on Friday afternoon. Larimer was driving on I-95 in Stafford when his van was pulled over for weaving in and out of traffic. According to his employer, the passengers on the van knew Larimer had just left an office…

Jonathan Bahena, a 4-year-old child, was killed on Sunday after his mother Laticia Medel crashed into two cars. Leticia Medel, 24, has been charged with felony aggravated DUI resulting in an accident and bodily harm, driving under the influence of alcohol, driving 15 to 20 mph over the speed limit, failure to reduce speed, driving…

Diamonds Gentlemen’s Club of West Chicago settled for $1 million in a lawsuit that had been filed after a 2006 DUI crash the resulted in the death of a pregnant woman, her unborn child, and a patron of the club. The suit alleged that John Hamatas and John Chiariello had drank at the club until…