The following press release has been received from McHenry County State’s Attorney Lou Bianchi:

Louis A. Bianchi is pleased to announce that in the past week the McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office successfully obtained guilty verdicts against three individuals for the offense of driving under the influence of alcohol including one defendant who was charged with a felony offense of DUI.

All three cases were tried by different prosecutors before separate juries who ultimately found each of the defendants guilty.

One of these prosecutions was successful, in part, due to the assistance of the general public involving themselves by a witness reporting to the police the observation of erratic driving. The police responded and ultimately made the arrest.

The assistance of the public in cases like this is vital to law enforcement efforts to combat this crime and it is vital to helping us keep our roads safe from the tragedies that occur all too often when someone chooses to drink and drive.