Friday, August 14, 2009

Chicago DUI lawyer comments on woman with two separate DUI arrests

As a Chicago DUI lawyer I have had clients with multiple DUI's. Before one case is resolved my client will get charged again. But I have not had someone get charged on two separate occasions with the same offense hours apart.


Two hours after a Lincoln police officer arrested a woman on suspicion of DUI early Wednesday morning, he saw her behind the wheel again -- and he arrested her again.

Officer John Hudec first stopped Claudia Bustamante just after 1 a.m. at 48th Street and Nebraska 2.

Hudec watched the 33-year-old turn left from a non-turn lane without signalling, then swerve, Officer Katie Flood said Wednesday.

He stopped the 1985 Buick LeSabre and cited Bustamante, 2526 D St., on suspicion of driving under the influence and negligent driving. At detox just after 2 a.m., Bustamante's blood alcohol content tested at .19 percent -- more that twice the legal driving limit, Flood said.

Hudec headed back to the street, and just after 3 a.m., he saw a 1991 Chevy Caprice straddling the center line on 40th Street near Pioneers Boulevard, Flood said.

He passed a car following the Caprice -- the LeSabre, driven by Bustamante's boyfriend -- and pulled the Caprice over.

Bustamante was at the wheel, Flood said.

For the second time in a couple of hours, Hudec cited Bustamante on suspicion of a DUI and negligent driving. This time, Flood said, she was taken to jail, where she tested .154 percent at 4:05 a.m. The legal limit is .08 percent.

Somehow I suspect we know how Ms. Bustamante's cases are going to end.

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