Chicago DUI lawyer says you can be found not guilty of a DUI and still have your license suspended for a DUI

This Chicago DUI lawyer has posted here, here, and here about Statutory Summary Suspensions. By law, your license is suspended just for being charged with a DUI. In Illinois, even if you are found not guilty of the DUI or the charges are dismissed your license is still suspended unless you have a successful Statutory Summary Suspension hearing. I just talked about this a few hours ago. Even the powerful and famous can be thwarted by this suspension.

March 25, New York, NY

A Manhattan jury acquitted Assemblyman Adam Clayton Powell IV on Thursday of drunken driving but found him guilty of a lesser charge, driving while ability impaired.

Because that charge is only a violation, akin to a speeding ticket, Mr. Powell, 47, will not have a criminal record.

Judge Larry Stephen, who presided over the case in Manhattan Criminal Court, fined Mr. Powell $300, suspended his license for 90 days and required him to participate in an educational program.

“I respect the verdict, but I do disagree,” Mr. Powell said outside the courthouse.

One juror, who declined to give his name, said a video of Mr. Powell’s behavior at the police station after his arrest, which was introduced by the prosecution, helped the jurors reach their decision.

“He was not drunk, absolutely not,” the juror said.

I know it doesn’t make any sense. Either you are drunk driving or you aren’t. It’s disturbing that you can be found not guilty of DUI and still have your license suspended just like Assemblyman Powell.