Comments on: SOUTHERN ILLINOIS POLITICIANS IN CAR WHEN DRIVER STOPPED FOR DUI

By: Jack Howser

Jack Howser — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 18:40:38 +0000

Thanks…we shall do that!

By: Jack Howser

Jack Howser — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 14:36:48 +0000

I think I may have qualified that a little better, but we were on the road: MOST DUI ATTORNEYS ADVISE NEVER TO BLOW. Under the current circumstances of the law, if you have had ANYTHING to drink, you don’t blow, you take the six-month summary suspension. If you have had NOTHING to drink, you can, but how often does that occur? We’ve seen idiotic cases wherein a person was cited for DUI with a BAC of under .08. The prosecutor took the case and let it go all the way through the court system, with the suspect having had a summary suspension for LONGER than six months. When it FINALLY went to court and the defense attorney successfully argue that it was below .08, dude got his license back…after about a year. A six-month summary suspension for not blowing would have at least gotten him less time without a license. So…QUALIFIER ON THAT: MOST DUI ATTORNEYS SAY….fill in the blank yaddayaddayadda with the rest.

By: Charlie

Charlie — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 14:14:09 +0000

It will be interesting to see how this “shags” out. I’d be very careful though, ref advice on telling people never to take the breath test. Not necessarily sound advice. The better thing to say is what the official line always was: If you drink, don’t drive. I’m glad the trooper did his job. But, I do wonder why the car was not towed…esp if all were drunk. ??????

By: Oh Boy

Oh Boy — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 15:55:21 +0000

Danielle Conaway is the 25 year old fourth passenger. Her mom works for Franklin County Treasurer John Gulley. Not sure what position (literally) she was in while in the car. All four were too intoxicated to drive and someone had to go pick them up. They were in Forby’s caddy with the 59 license plate. Disclosure should file a FOIA request for the video/audio of the traffic stop, that could prove interesting to see who had what to say to the trooper who made this stop. Almost every stop is recorded and Franklin County claims they will not handle a DUI without video, but then they usually won’t prosecute one with video either.