People v. Jennings

Defendant, Jeremy D. Jennings, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI) (625 ILCS 5/11 — 501(a)(2) (West 1996)). The trial court granted defendant’s motion in limine to bar the results of blood-alcohol tests. The State appeals. We reverse and remand.

On June 14, 1997, defendant was involved in a one-vehicle accident and transported to the hospital. At the hospital, police officer Dave Sielaff directed a nurse to draw defendant’s blood for analysis of blood-alcohol content (BAG). Officer Sielaff took custody of the two sealed tubes of blood, transported them to the Logan…