People v. Rice

Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
Traffic Laws
Citation
Case Number: 
2021 IL App (3d) 180549
Decision Date: 
Friday, January 29, 2021
District: 
3d Dist.
Division/County: 
Will Co.
Holding: 
Reversed and vacated; remanded.
Justice: 
SCHMIDT

Officer stopped Defendant's vehicle after seeing the vehicle change lanes while traveling through an intersection. Officer believed that maneuver violated the improper lane usage statute. There is no prohibition against changing lanes while driving through an intersection within that statute. Officer's interpretation of the statute in these circumstances was unreasonable. (McDADE and LYTTON, concurring.)