Did you know that the Super Bowl is the eighth-highest beer-selling occasion of the year? Given the number of Budweiser commercials every Super Sunday, this is probably not a huge surprise.
As the Super Bowl now ranks up there with New Year’s Eve, and other traditional beer guzzling weekends, the Kane County police announced they are stepping up patrols for Super Bowl DUI on February 5, reports the Chicago Sun-Times.
Similar to other high-alert weekends, the Kane County police may institute DUI checkpoints, have more officers on the road, and start a public campaign on the dangers and penalties for driving drunk. The operation will be conducted in several Kane County jurisdictions, although the officials did not say specifically which police departments will be taking part.
As part of the campaign, the police will institute a “no-refusal strategy” taking advantage of the state’s Implied Consent statute, reports the Sun-Times. Under this strategy, police officers will be able to quickly obtain a search warrant to force a DUI suspect to submit to a blood or breath test as required by the statute, potentially leading to more convictions.
Generally, every driver on Illinois roads consents to provide chemical tests if they are suspected of driving drunk. A driver who refuses to submit to testing after a search warrant has been obtained faces additional penalties.
Last year, almost half of all traffic fatalities on Super Bowl Sunday involved a drunk driver. To cut down on Super Bowl DUI this year, Kane County announced a no-refusal strategy that will likely lead to your conviction if you drive drunk.
Related Resources:
- Find a Chicago DUI Attorney (FindLaw)
- Illinois DUI Laws (FindLaw)
- Blood Alcohol Testing and the Law of Implied Consent in Illinois (FindLaw’s KnowledgeBase)
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