Taimoor Rana is seasoned criminal defense attorney specializing in DUI related cases. He shares his expert legal opinion here $200K Bond For Man In DUI Crash That Killed Girlfriend »
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- On Saturday, a judge set the bond at $200,000 for an Orland Park man, Nicholas Sord, on charges of a fatal drunken driving crash that killed his girlfriend, Jessica Mejia, 20.
Sord, who is 22, had a blood-alcohol level almost four times the legal limit, when he was driving his Mercedes SUV west on 147th Street near Oak Park Ave, Thursday morning, when he lost control of the vehicle, struck a light pole, then careened into a ditch and partially rolled over. Apparantly, Sord and Jessica both were not wearing seat belts.
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Teenage Drunk Driving Statistics »
The parents of all teenagers must be well aware about the facts of teenage drunk driving statistics not only to protect their teen but to protect all passengers or drivers on the road as well. Showing great excitement and extra enthusiasm after getting a driving license is a part of a teen’s natural behavior. But driving after consuming five or six drinks can be fatal not for their own life but also for others on road.
The statistics of 2007 CDC reveal that about 50% teenagers drank alcohol in the past month which can increase the percentage of road accidents up to an alarming state.
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Sleeping In The Car: DUI? »
Many times, DUI offenders are arrested after they have been reported to be asleep behind the wheel of a car, even when the car has been parked somewhere and are far away from a public roadway.
Recently, a DUI arrest had a public figure involved who argued that he was simply too tired to drive and was catching some sleep at a gas station parking lot, in his car. An officer arrested the man for DUI, even though the car was parked. Although the man refused to give a breath test, he failed sobriety tests according to the officer.
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Two Men Hurt in DUI Rollover Crash »
Mason Pedotto, 26, has been charged by the police with driving under the influence of alcohol. He was driving the car too fast, when he struck a curb, he lost control on the vehicle and rolled over several times on Palmer Park Boulevard, a block west of Union Boulevard. The accident occurred on Friday around 1:45 a.m.
One of the passenger Daniel Vanderhoef, 29, was ejected from the vehicle, and it has been told by the police that he was not wearing a seat belt. Pedotto crawled from the wreckage and called for help.
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DWI Probable Cause »
However, the officer must have probable cause that the driver was driving while intoxicated before he can arrest a driver for drunk driving. The standard of a probable cause is higher than reasonable suspicion. Thus, if the driver is swerving a little bit then it doesn’t give an officer the right to arrest that driver for drunk driving.
Indeed, what the officer should do is that he must pull over the driver and assess the situation and after getting the driver perform field sobriety tests or observing him or her for a few minutes, and after knowing with reasonable certainty that the driver is intoxicated then only he may arrest him or her for drunk driving.
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