State v. Tarkington

GARY M. GAERTNER, Presiding Judge.

Appellant, Lawrence Tarkington, appeals from his jury conviction of driving while intoxicated for which the court sentenced him as a persistent offender to five years imprisonment. We affirm.

Appellant was a construction worker in St. Charles who, along with a close friend, Glen Eddings, decided to drink beer and play cards after work on June 3, 1986. After appellant and Mr. Eddings had put away approximately a case and a half of beer, appellant proceeded to drive home. When appellant reached the corner of St. Peters Road and Central School Road in St.…