State's Attorney Says He's Pleased with Results of No-refusal DUI Initiative
Ninety percent took breathalyzer test; five of the six who were forced into blood tests were repeat DUI offenders.
A total of six search warrants were issued over the Labor Day weekend for arrestees who refused to take a breathalyzer as part of DuPage County's "no-refusal" DUI campaign. Police in DuPage were issued search warrants for suspected drunken drivers who refused the breath test, and each arrestee was given a mandatory blood tests to determine blood-alcohol content. According to the DuPage State's Attorney's Office, of the six arrestees, one was a first-time suspected DUI offender. Three were three-time offenders, and two of them had three DUI arrests in 2011, alone. Three of the arrestees also had suspended or revoked licenses for a prior DUI arrest. In one case, a warrant was issued for an arrestee who had been arrested five times for DUI. …
MIKE
5:15 pm on Saturday, September 17, 2011
DuPae is a police state, no doubt about it! why doesn't the ACLU or any citizen file a protest about this odd behavior and violation of our rights. What right does a policeman have to force a breathalyzer test - I think not ............... more ›