People v. Faletti

The defendant, Robert D. Faletti, was charged with the offense of driving under the influence of alcohol. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 95V2, par. 11 — 501.) Prior to trial, the defendant filed motions to quash the arrest and suppress evidence. He claimed that the police lacked reasonable grounds to stop his auto. Following a hearing, the trial court granted the defendant’s motion to suppress. The State appeals. We affirm.

At the hearing on the defendant’s motion, Oglesby police officer Russel Lemmer testified that on May 19, 1989, he made a traffic stop on Route 351 in La Salle County, Illinois,…