In another post tomorrow about former Crystal Lake reporter Sandra Brewer, I note that I missed out on about six weeks of email sent to McHenry County Blog. So, if you sent a message and didn’t get a reply or have a story idea I didn’t follow up on, please send another email.

There is a backlog of information that will now appear that may seem a bit out of date, but I figure it should be capable of being found on the internet, so I am publishing it.

Here is a press release from McHenry County State’s Attorney Lou Bianchi:

Conviction Obtained for Mother
Driving Under the Influence with Daughter in Car

Louis A. Bianchi, McHenry County State’s Attorney is pleased to announce that Sharon M. Wlezien, after being found guilty by a jury of her peers, was sentenced to 90 days in jail, 60 of which are stayed pending compliance with the additional terms of the sentence, for the offense of Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol.

The defendant’s 9 year old daughter was in the car with the defendant at the time of her arrest. In addition to jail, the defendant was sentenced to pay a fine of $1,750, complete a remedial alcohol or substance abuse program, perform 140 hours of community service and attend a victim impact panel.

The defendant was also sentenced to a one year period of conditional discharge, to run concurrently with the probation, for the offenses of Endangering the Life or Health of a Minor and Reckless Conduct.

Lastly, as a further consequence of the defendant’s arrest and prosecution, the defendant’s driving privileges have been revoked by the Secretary of State.

The State’s Attorney’s Office hopes that this sentence and others like it will send a message to those who would drink and drive that there are substantial penalties for this type of criminal behavior. It was fortunate that no one was hurt as a result of the defendant’s conduct in view of the fact that driving under the influence so often leads to tragic results.