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A Parent’s Guide

Par art t 1: 1: DUI and DUI and the Law the Law

Blood-Alcohol Content

• 1958: Originally set at .15
• 1967: Lowered to .10
• 1997: Lowered to .08

Once Treated Like Speeding Tickets,

DUIs Today Are Among The Most Serious Misdemeanor, Felony Cases

• 1980: 21 Becomes Minimum Drinking Age.
• 1984: Courts must notify Secretary of State of DUI convictions for tracking.
• 1986: Summary Suspension of Driver’s License for Refusing , Failing Chemical Test.
• 1991: Marijuana Added to DUI Statute.
• 1997: Established Lifetime Limit of One Supervision for DUI.
• 1999: Vehicle Seizures Allowed in DUI Cases.
• 1999: Intoxicating Compounds, Including Sniffing Glue, Paint Added to DUI Law.
• 2000: Breath Alcohol Ignition Interlock Devices Required for Some DUIs.
• 2001: Category Created for ‘Extreme’ DUI (Above .16) With Increased Penalties.
• 2003: Created Aggravated DUI With Increased Prison for DUIs Involving Death(s).
• One Death – 3-13 Years
• Two or More Deaths - 6-21 Years
• 2004: Created Victim Impact Panels.
• 2009: Judicial Driving Permit Replaced With Monitoring Device Driving Permit.
• 2016: Revised THC (Marijuana) Levels for DUI Purposes.

• 1953:

Invention of the Breathalyzer.

• 1980:

Mothers Against Drunk Driving Formed (MADD) Mission: ’To aid the victims of crimes performed by individuals driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, to aid the families of such victims and to increase public awareness of the problem of drinking and drugged driving.’

• 1982:

Alliance Against Intoxicated Motorists Formed (AAIM). Mission: ‘To prevent deaths and injuries caused by intoxicated or distracted motorists and to assist impaired driving crash victims and their families in Illinois.’

• 1984: National Minimum Drinking Age Act.

States must prohibit persons under 21 years of age from purchasing or publicly possessing alcoholic beverages.

• 2000: Congress Adopts .08 BAC as National Illegal Limit for Impaired Driving.

Other Important Events

Many DUIs Are Now Felonies

• License Suspended, Revoked, Invalid
• (Class 4) 1-3 Years Prison
• Without Insurance
• (Class 4) 1-3 Years Prison
• Third or Subsequent DUI
• (Class 2) 3-7 Years Prison
• Penalties Increase With Each New DUI
• Crash that Injures Child
• (Class 4) 1-3 Years Prison

Convictions Probation Eligible Depending On Defendant’s Record

• Serious injury
• 1-12 Years Prison;

Probation Eligible

• One Death
• 3-14 Years Prison;

No Probation

• Two Deaths or More
• 6-28 Years Prison;

No Probation

Penalties for DUIs Involving Serious Injuries or Deaths

A 5-year-old boy died in this high-speed DUI crash in 2010. The defendant was sentenced to 9-1/2 years in prison.

Serious Consequences, Costs

• Go to Jail
• DUI Record For Life
• Lose Your License:

Suspension and/or Revocation

• Pay Vehicle Tow
• Hire Lawyer
• Appear in Court

(miss school / work)

• Pay Fine Up to $2500
• Public Service Work

(miss school / work)

• Pay for Breath

Interlock Device During Suspension

• Alcohol/Drug Evaluation,

Follow Treatment Plan

• Ordered to Attend

Victim Impact Panel

• Pay High-Risk Insurance

Minimum of 3 years

Teens/Young Adults Convicted of DUI Can Lose Their License Until Age 21

Your License Will Be Suspended If You Are Under 21 And Drive With A Blood Alcohol Content Over .000

• Class A Misdemeanor
• Jail Up To One Year
• License Suspended
• No Vehicle Required

Potential Charges and Your License

It Is A Class A Misdemeanor:

• For Adults To Lend Their Drivers Licenses Or ID Cards To Minors.
• To Use A Fictitious Or Altered Drivers License Or State ID.
• To Alter Or Attempt To Alter Any Drivers License Or State ID.
• Punishment: Up To One Year Jail;

Fines Up To $2,500.

It Is A Class 4 Felony:

• To Possess A Fraudulent Driver’s License

Or ID Card.

• To Possess Security Equipment To

Reproduce a Government Issued ID or Drivers License.

• To Advertise, Distribute, Manufacture, Or Sell A Fraudulent Drivers

License.

• Punishment: 1-3 Years Imprisonment; Fines Up To $25,000.

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Photo: Iris Smoot/Acorn Newspaper

A Social Host Is An Adult Who Allows Underage Drinking On His Or Her Property

Social Hosting: A Local Tragedy

Jeffrey and Sara Hutsell

• Homecoming Weekend,

October 2006.

• Teenage son threw party

at exclusive Deerfield home.

• Three dozen teenagers

party in basement.

• Parents watching television
• n first floor.

Photo: Chicago Tribune

Photo: zillow.com

• Five teens leave party

in a vehicle.

• Car smashes into tree on

Hutsells’ driveway.

• Driver, Danny Bell, 18,

passenger, Ross Trace, 18, killed in crash.

• Danny Bell’s BAC: .132.
• Three passengers

sustain minor injuries.

• Ross Trace: Star pole

vaulter, varsity soccer player.

Photos: CBS News

• Violating the Liquor Control Act
• Child Endangerment

Sentence:

• Jeffrey Hutsell: 14 Days Jail
• 18 Months Probation
• 250 Hours Community Service
• $1000 Donation
• Students Against Drunk Driving
• Lake County Children’s Advocacy Center
• $500 Fines
• Order Barring Alcohol in Home When Minors Present.

Jury: Guilty Verdict

Photos: Daily Herald

• Makes it illegal for parents/guardians to ‘knowingly’ permit anyone

under 21 to drink on their property. Includes residence, summer homes, boats or other recreational vehicles.

• Can be held accountable even if they didn’t provide alcohol.
• Can be held accountable even if they aren’t present when

underage drinking occurs.

• Violation: Class A Misdemeanor, minimum $500 fine.
• Raised to Class 4 Felony if directly or indirectly results in

great bodily harm or death. Possible 1-3 year prison sentence.

In The Wake Of This Case, The Illinois General Assembly Passed New Law With Following Provisions:

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Danger Dangerous

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Drugs ugs

911 Dispatch (911): 911 what is your emergency? Unidentified Female (UF): I need an ambulance right away my son just

• verdosed on heroin.

911: What is your address? UF: Please. 911: What is your address? UF: He’s unconscious, please hurry. 911: Ok, stay on the phone with me ok? UF: Ok, please hurry, please hurry. 911: Is he breathing? UF: I don’t know, I don’t know. David is he breathing? Yes but I can’t wake him up, I can’t wake him up. Please hurry. 911: Stay on the phone with me, stay on the phone with me ok? UF: Ok. 911: Just stay on the phone, ok? You said he overdosed on heroin, right? UF: Yes. 911: Ok, how old is he? UF: He’s 21. Oh my God. I don’t know how long he has been unconscious. The bathroom shower was running and I finally just went in there and opened the door. 911: Ok when did you find him? How long has he been down? UF: How long has he been down? (Unidentified male shouting) UF: What the hell?(inaudible yelling) Oh my God my other son said about 30 minutes.

• Alcohol:

Classic Gateway Drug

• Many people addicted to drugs often start

with excessive alcohol use

• Marijuana
• Almost all heroin users reported to have

smoked marijuana

• Prescription Medication
• Hydrocodone, morphine, oxycodone,

OxyContin.

• When the legal supply is cut off or gets too

expensive many users look to heroin for the same sedation

• Fast-Acting Narcotic
• A Neurotoxin, Like Arsenic
• Made From Morphine
• Extracted From Opium Poppy
• White Or Brown Powder
• Black Sticky Substance

‘Black Tar Heroin’

• Once Prescribed As Pain Killer
• Now Illegal: Extremely Addictive

• Smack
• Horse
• Mud
• Brown Sugar
• ‘H’
• White Junk
• Many Others…

• Snorted
• Smoked
• Injected
• All Methods Are Harmful:
• Addiction
• Health Issues - HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis,

Skin Infections

• Death

Tragically, there is a false belief by young people that you are not an addict if you only snort or smoke heroin.

PHYSICAL

• Small/pinpoint pupils
• Dramatic weight

change

• Frequent nose bleeds
• Frequent colds, illness
• Itchy skin
• Poor complexion
• Pale, ashen color
• Sudden hair loss
• Poor hygiene

ENVIRONMENTAL

• Cotton balls, Q-tips
• Cut cigarette filters
• Blood stains
• Lighters
• Missing alcohol
• Locked doors
• Pen parts, straws
• Burnt foil
• Missing prescriptions
• White or beige powder
• Burn marks floors,

carpet

BEHAVIORAL

• Excessive lying
• Long sleeves in

warm weather

• Anxious
• Personality changes
• Change in peer group
• Change in routine
• Altered sleep habits
• Appetite loss
• Sudden isolation
• School performance

changes

• Urgent need of money
• Nodding off
• Secrecy

• High In Minutes
• Euphoria
• Warm Flushing Of Skin
• Dry Mouth
• Watery Eyes, Runny Nose
• Constricted Pupils (Pin

Point)

• Heavy Arms, Legs
• Nausea, Vomiting
• Severe Itching
• Drowsiness
• Decreased Mental Function
• Decreased Respiration and

Heart Beat

• Alternatingly Wakeful, Drowsy
• Cloudy Thinking
• Slow, Shallow Breathing
• Clammy Skin
• Convulsions
• Coma

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A FATAL AL OVERDOSE VERDOSE Can Can Occur Occur

THE FIRST TIME THE FIRST TIME

Someon Someone Us e Uses es Her Heroin

• in

• Higher Tolerance
• Scarred, Collapsed Veins (Injecting)
• High Risk For HIV, Hepatitis, (Sharing Needles)
• Bacterial Infections To Heart, Liver
• Kidney Disease
• Pneumonia
• Lost Interest In Daily Life
• Family Problems

A F A FATAL O AL OVERDOSE VERDOSE

Can Can Occur Occur

ANY TIM ANY TIME

Someone Someone Uses Uses Her Heroin

• in

• Naperville Police save 17 year old girl using Narcan
• (Chicago Sun Times, Jan. 23, 2016, )
• Heroin has surpassed cocaine as the

number one illegal drug in Naperville

• (NBC News)
• 15-year-old girl overdoses from methadone

in Glen Ellyn

• (October 2016)
• 74 overdoses throughout Cook County in 72 hours
• (Chicago Tribune, Oct. 2, 2015, )

Photos: Chicago Tribune

Alana’s Grieving Parents

• DuPage County: (2016) 57 fatal overdoses;

(2015) 42 fatalities.

• Lake County (2016) 45 fatal overdoses

through October; (2015) 42 fatalities.

• Will County (2016) 76 fatal overdoses;

(2015) 53 fatalities.

• Cook County (2015) 476 fatal overdoses.

• Education, Prevention, Treatment.
• Hero/Helps Forum, Community Forums,

Schools/Students, Parent/Teacher Groups.

• Naloxone Distribution To First

Responders.

• Prosecutions: Heroin Dealers,

Drug-Induced Homicides.