People v. Patterson

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE SEIDENFELD

delivered the opinion of the court:

Charles H. Patterson, the defendant, was charged with driving while his license was suspended. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 95½, par. 6—303.) The trial judge granted defendant’s motion to suppress evidence acquired as the result of the stop which led to his arrest. The State appeals from the granting of defendant’s motion.

The sole witness at the suppression hearing was Officer David Krupka. He testified that he first saw defendant’s vehicle, a red and white tow truck, headed northbound on Woodridge Drive about a block and…