People v. Picou

PRESIDING JUSTICE INGLIS

delivered the opinion of the court:

After a bench trial in the circuit court of Kane County, defendant, Peter Picou, was found guilty of operating an overweight vehicle in violation of section 15 — 111(g) of the Illinois Vehicle Code (Code) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 951/2, par. 15—111(g) (now codified, as amended, at 625 ILCS 5/15—111(f) (West Supp. 1993))) and fined $8,995. On appeal, defendant claims that (1) the weight limitations of section 15 — 111(g) do not apply to the county road upon which he was driving at the time of the offense; (2) he operated the vehicle…