United States v. Milton A. Walden

KANNE, Circuit Judge.

At about 11:15 PM, on Interstate 155 near Hopedale, Illinois, State Police Trooper Ricky Jackson stopped the Chevrolet El Camino Milton Walden and Colleen Watkins were riding in because it had a defective left taillight. Watkins was driving; Walden was asleep in the passenger seat. Walden’s ten-year-old son Jesse was riding in the center of the seat. None of the occupants of the car were wearing seatbelts. Officer Jackson asked Watkins for her driver’s license, proof of insurance, and vehicle registration, and asked Walden for his driver’s license. Watkins handed Jackson…