More On Illinois Senate President Cullerton's Son DUI Arrest

More On Illinois Senate President Cullerton’s Son’s DUI Arrest

As promised, our Chicago DUI Lawyers have more follow-up on the arrest of Garritt Cullerton, son of Illinois Senate President John Cullerton.

DUI arrest of Senate leader’s son highlights state vehicle perk

Garritt Cullerton has been pulled over eight times on Illinois roads since July 2001 for citations that included following too closely, speeding 115 mph in a 65 mph zone and twice previously for driving under the influence of alcohol, according to court records. In some of those cases, according to court records and interviews, he was driving his father’s car displaying the official Senate license plate “6″ that denotes John Cullerton’s North Side legislative district.

The legislator’s son was not convicted in the previous DUI cases, in 2004 and 2008, but was fined for lesser traffic offenses in both instances. John Cullerton, an attorney, said he “never, ever intervened in any court cases affecting any of my children. And nor would I.”

So this is the 3rd time that the Senator’s son has been pulled over for suspicion of drunk driving. What can be done about this?

The Senate leader has long been a transportation safety advocate and sponsored legislation requiring motorists convicted of drunken driving to blow into an ignition-locking device to prove their sobriety.

Oh, yes. The interlock device, (breathalyzer) for vehicles. If the senator from Illinois thought that this was such a great idea to impose on Joe Taxpayer, why the breaks for his own son? And why is the State’s Attorney’s Office reducing DUI charges not once but TWICE for the Senator’s son? Where’s the outrage from MADD on this one? Or could it be that MADD sees the Senator as a useful tool to implement their war on drunk driving in Illinois and therefore are willing to give the Senator a pass on this one?

“I’m very proud of my record with regard to anti-drunk driving measures. They apply to everybody in the state,” Cullerton said in an interview.

Everyone who’s name isn’t Garritt Cullerton, apparently.