2008 Kane County DUI Statistics
In Illinois, there are typically two ways the State will charge a DUI that is alcohol related.
The first offense is known as driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol.
This offense is based upon a police officer's observations, which includes standard field sobriety tests, the smell of alcohol and driving.
The second offense in Illinois is called "per se" count.
Simply driving with a BAC of 0.
08% or higher is a criminal offense that violates the DUI statute.
All 50 states have now made it illegal to drive a motor vehicle with a BAC that is 0.
08% or higher.
On July 2, 1997, Illinois passed a law making it illegal to have BAC that is 0.
08% or higher.
In 2008, in the state of Illinois, there were 1,043 traffic fatalities with 434 of those fatalities involving a driver who consumed alcohol.
The 434 is the lowest amount since 1982 when the federal government began a standardized tracking of alcohol-related fatalities.
1982 had the highest rate of alcohol related traffic fatalities, with a 1,014 of fatalities involving a drunk driver.
Recent changes in DUI law have enacted harsh punishments for a person who kills and individual who is under the influence of alcohol.
However, the DUI must be the proximate cause of the accident.
The minimum term the person will serve in prison is 3 years and the maximum is 12 years.
The person must serve 85% of the sentence.
According to the Illinois Secretary of State, the average DUI offender is: 1) Male (79 percent arrested are men); 2) Age 34 (61 percent are under age 35); 3) Arrested between 11 p.
m.
and 4 a.
m.
on a weekend; and 4) Have been caught driving with a BAC of.
16, twice the legal limit.
In Kane County Illinois, if you are arrested for a DUI, your license will be suspended by the Secretary of State.
Your license can be suspended for up to year for violating the statutory summary suspension laws.
92 percent of all drivers arrested for a DUI, lost their driving privileges.
2,187 drivers were under the age of 21 and lost their driving privileges due to "Use It & Lose It" law violations.
21 percent of those arrested for DUI are women.
Males between the ages of 21-24 have the highest DUI arrest rate, 26 per 1000 licensed drivers Illinois has very harsh DUI laws.
The penalties can range from Court Supervision for first offenders to 30 years in prison for repeat offenders.
In May of 2008, a Kane County Judge sentenced a man to 20 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for repeatedly violating the DUI laws.
Kane County is well known by DUI defense attorneys as a county that has lengthy sentences involving repeated DUI Defendants.
If you are arrested for a DUI in, Kane County, contact an experienced Kane County DUI Attorney for assistance.
The first offense is known as driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol.
This offense is based upon a police officer's observations, which includes standard field sobriety tests, the smell of alcohol and driving.
The second offense in Illinois is called "per se" count.
Simply driving with a BAC of 0.
08% or higher is a criminal offense that violates the DUI statute.
All 50 states have now made it illegal to drive a motor vehicle with a BAC that is 0.
08% or higher.
On July 2, 1997, Illinois passed a law making it illegal to have BAC that is 0.
08% or higher.
In 2008, in the state of Illinois, there were 1,043 traffic fatalities with 434 of those fatalities involving a driver who consumed alcohol.
The 434 is the lowest amount since 1982 when the federal government began a standardized tracking of alcohol-related fatalities.
1982 had the highest rate of alcohol related traffic fatalities, with a 1,014 of fatalities involving a drunk driver.
Recent changes in DUI law have enacted harsh punishments for a person who kills and individual who is under the influence of alcohol.
However, the DUI must be the proximate cause of the accident.
The minimum term the person will serve in prison is 3 years and the maximum is 12 years.
The person must serve 85% of the sentence.
According to the Illinois Secretary of State, the average DUI offender is: 1) Male (79 percent arrested are men); 2) Age 34 (61 percent are under age 35); 3) Arrested between 11 p.
m.
and 4 a.
m.
on a weekend; and 4) Have been caught driving with a BAC of.
16, twice the legal limit.
In Kane County Illinois, if you are arrested for a DUI, your license will be suspended by the Secretary of State.
Your license can be suspended for up to year for violating the statutory summary suspension laws.
92 percent of all drivers arrested for a DUI, lost their driving privileges.
2,187 drivers were under the age of 21 and lost their driving privileges due to "Use It & Lose It" law violations.
21 percent of those arrested for DUI are women.
Males between the ages of 21-24 have the highest DUI arrest rate, 26 per 1000 licensed drivers Illinois has very harsh DUI laws.
The penalties can range from Court Supervision for first offenders to 30 years in prison for repeat offenders.
In May of 2008, a Kane County Judge sentenced a man to 20 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for repeatedly violating the DUI laws.
Kane County is well known by DUI defense attorneys as a county that has lengthy sentences involving repeated DUI Defendants.
If you are arrested for a DUI in, Kane County, contact an experienced Kane County DUI Attorney for assistance.
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