People v. Eck

Defendants Wayne Short, Robert Baron, Donald Eck, and Allan Ritzel were all charged with the offense of driving under the influence (DUI) in violation of section 11 — 501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code (the Code) (625 ILCS 5/11 — 501 (West 1994)). Ritzel submitted to a blood-alcohol-content test which revealed a blood-alcohol content of 0.21. The other three defendants refused to submit to the test. All four defendants were subject to summary suspension of their driving privileges by the Secretary of State pursuant to section 11 — 501.1 of the Code (625 ILCS 5/11 — 501.1 (West 1994)). All four…