6 DUIs - do not pass Go, do not collect $200...

Gus Philpott
Woodstock Advocate
September 28, 2009

... Go directly to jail.

PRESS RELEASE from the McHenry County State's Attorney's Office
SEPTEMBER 28, 2009

DUI OFFENDER WITH 5 PRIOR DUI’S SENTENCED TO SIX YEARS IN PRISON

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

McHenry County State’s Attorney, Louis A. Bianchi, is pleased to announce that defendant Kurt Boyle was convicted of his 6th DUI today and sentenced to 6 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. A Lake in the Hills patrol officer discovered the defendant slumped over the steering wheel of his car in a retail parking lot. The defendant upon having contact with the officer, stated “You got me”.

In Illinois, defendant’s who are convicted of their 6th DUI offense are considered Class X felons. They face a sentencing range of 6 – 30 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. This case was prosecuted by Assistant State’s Attorney Simeon Kim.

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Comment by Gus:

Who was the judge? When was Boyle arrested?
What were the sentences on the first five DUIs? And who were the judges?
Where and when were they?
Did any involve accidents, injuries, death?

I remember stopping a drunk in Colorado one night. Couldn't get him to pull over. It was one of those O.J. Simpson chases - about 30 MPH, including right through a red light.

When he finally stopped, he got out and put his hands on the roof of his car before I could ever get out of my car! His driving history included more than 20 traffic violations and numerous prior DUIs.