People v. Hiller

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE THOMAS J. MORAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

Stopped by a radar patrol officer, defendant was arrested for driving at a speed of 74 m.p.h. in a 50-m.p.h zone. After a bench trial, she was found guilty of speeding and fined $10 plus costs. It is defendant’s position that when a person’s arrest for speeding is based upon a reading of a radar unit, that person, at the time of arrest, has a right to request and observe a test of the unit’s accuracy, that failure to comply with such request creates a presumption of the unit’s inaccuracy, and that where the presumption…