People v. Matulis

The State appeals from a judgment of the circuit court dismissing an implied consent hearing, which had been requested by defendant, Vincas Matulis, on the grounds that the statement of the arresting officer required by section 11 — 501.1(d) of the Illinois Vehicle Code (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 95^2, par. 11 — 501.1(d)) was not sworn to by the officer.

Officer Pat O’Brien testified at the hearing that at 2 a.m. on December 31, 1981, he was on patrol in the city of Lisle and observed a Ford Pinto in the parking lot of Riedy’s Hardware Store. The doors of the car were locked, its headlights on…