People v. Coffin

Following a car accident, the defendant, Christopher Coffin, was charged with failing to reduce the speed of his vehicle to avoid an accident (625 ILCS 5/11—601(a) (West 1996)) and driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI) (625 ILCS 5/11—501(a)(2) (West Supp. 1997)). Prior to trial, the defendant brought a motion in limine seeking to prevent the State from entering into evidence the result of a blood-alcohol content (BAG) test that was performed while he was receiving treatment in the emergency room at a hospital shortly after the accident occurred. The trial court granted his motion, and…