Top Illinois Traffic Ticket Defense Lawyers

The Law Offices of Brucar & Yetter
Wheaton, Rolling Meadows and St. Charles, Illinois

Leading Illinois Traffic Ticket Defense Lawyers

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Don't let a minor traffic violation turn into a time consuming, expensive legal problem. With more than fifty years of legal experience, the traffic lawyers at Brucar & Yetter protect the rights of clients given traffic tickets. These charges can result in costly fines, increased insurance premiums, and even jail time.

To avoid high fines don't wait - contact the highly skilled Illinois traffic ticket lawyers at the law office of Brucar & Yetter. With convenient offices in Wheaton, Rolling Meadows and St. Charles, Illinois we are always available to ensure you get the legal advice and representation you need to save time and money.

Traffic Violations and Speeding Tickets

The criminal defense attorneys at Brucar & Yetter represent clients facing traffic tickets including the following common traffic violations:

DUI
Driving while license suspended
Driving while license revoked
Fleeing police
Parking tickets
Driving uninsured
Speeding in a school zone
Speeding in a construction zone
Leaving the scene of an accident
Passing a loading / unloading school bus
Running a toll booth, stop light, or stop sign
Drag racing

Our attorneys are prepared to defend you from license suspension, jail time, or hours of community service which threaten your freedom. We know from experience radar guns are not always accurate and police do not always see what they think they see.

I Don't Need a Lawyer - It's Just a Speeding Ticket... Right?

Wrong! Under recently passed laws, some speeding tickets now carry jail sentences in Illinois. Many charges carry mandatory license suspensions. Depending on how fast you were going or if you were in a school or construction zone you face increased fines and increased insurance premiums. Our traffic ticket lawyers are skilled at challenging the evidence against you and asserting your legal rights to get your ticket dismissed or your charges reduced.

Dismissing or discharging a speeding ticket and making sure it doesn't appear on your record could save you literally thousands of dollars in insurance premiums over the next several years. For some more serious traffic tickets insurers will most likely increase your premiums substantially, if not cancel your policy altogether if you have previous tickets.

How New Illinois Traffic Laws Affect Drivers

In 2008 and 2009 new traffic laws in Illinois effectively increased criminal penalties and fines for certain traffic violations, from DUI to reckless driving to failure to yield to a pedestrian. Under the new traffic laws some violations result in automatic license suspension while others have dramatically higher fines.

How the New Traffic Laws Affect Alternative Sentencing

Generally speaking, the new traffic laws result in more suspended driver's licenses and much higher fines. The fine structure has gone up by hundreds of dollars per case. Also, many drivers are impacted by more severe sentences since the new laws make court supervision unavailable in certain cases.

The new traffic laws state you cannot receive supervision for serious traffic violations such as:

Certain tickets for driving while license suspended
Certain DUI charges
Axle weight violations
Excessive load or weight violations
Missing, incorrect or invalid weight permits
Individuals under 21 and driving outside bounds of license restrictions
Speeding in school zone
Failure to yield to a pedestrian in a school zone
Passing a marked school bus at stop
Second violation of operating uninsured motor vehicle
Display false insurance card (second offense in five years)

The new traffic laws also change how drivers under 21 years old qualify for court supervision or other alternative sentencing. If you are under 21, you may be ineligible for supervision for offenses deemed serious traffic violations under some circumstances, including:

Motor vehicle accident involving damage to a vehicle
Failure to stop and exchange information after a motor vehicle collision
Failure to stop and exchange information or give aid after a motor vehicle collision involving personal injury or death
Illegal transportation, possession, or carrying of alcoholic liquor within the passenger area of any vehicle
Operating a motor vehicle without a valid license
Speeding 30 over the speed limit or more
Reckless driving
Passing in a no-passing zone
Backing on a controlled access highway
Driving on the left side in a no-passing zone
Failure to yield the right-of-way to a pedestrian
Failure to stop for an approaching railroad train or signals

Drivers under 21 will also be ineligible for supervision for any traffic violation if they have had court supervision twice in the preceding 12 months. Traffic laws now state drivers under 18 must go to court on every traffic matter, and everyone under 21 must attend traffic school. With the new traffic laws resulting in mandatory license suspension, you should not hesitate if you got a ticket.

Don't create problems which can be avoided

If you run a stop sign, leave an accident scene, or flee from the police, you could face more serious charges as a result, even a felony. Automobile crimes such as reckless endangerment often carry mandatory prison time and license suspension. Before talking to the police or agreeing to a deal, you need the advice of an attorney who will ensure your rights and interests are protected.

To learn how we can help you, contact the Illinois traffic ticket lawyers at the law office of Brucar & Yetter. As with criminal matters, what you don't know about traffic tickets can hurt you. Be informed and be prepared - call our office today.