People v. Lahr

On June 17, 1989, defendant, Peter Lahr, was driving east on Route 72 in unincorporated Kane County, approximately seven-tenths of one mile outside the village of Sleepy Hollow. At this time, Officer Beyer of the Sleepy Hollow police department was conducting stationary radar surveillance near that location. Based on a radar reading of defendant’s car, Officer Beyer stopped defendant and issued a traffic citation for speeding (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 95½, par. 11— 610(b)). At the time of the arrest, Officer Beyer was in uniform, was driving an official police vehicle and held himself out to…