People v. Keith

On April 22, 1989, the defendant was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI) and taken to the Pekin police department, where Sergeant Eddie Thomas administered a breathalyzer test. Thomas’ license to administer such tests had expired April 21, 1989. Thomas renewed his license on May 2, 1989, but died later that month.

A Tazewell County grand jury indicted the defendant on May 18, 1989, for reckless homicide (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 38, par. 9 — 3(a)), DUI (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 951/2, par. 11 — 501(a)(2)), and driving with a blood-alcohol concentration of 0.10 or more…