Michael Tatera sentenced to eight years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for the offense of Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol

MCHENRY—Louis A. Bianchi, McHenry County State’s Attorney, announces that Michael Tatera, 54, of West Allis, Wisconsin was sentenced to eight years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for the offense of Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol.

On January 12, 2016, a McHenry County jury found Mr. Tatera guilty of a two-day trial. The evidence presented showed that Spring Grove Police stopped the defendant after being observed driving around barricades and through a closed road in downtown Spring Grove. Once stopped, the defendant was evaluated for DUI and was arrested after showing signs of impairment. The defendant has been convicted on eight prior occasions of the offense of DUI in Wisconsin, thereby making this conviction a Class X felony.

This case was investigated by the Spring Grove Department. Assistant State’s Attorneys John T. Gibbons and Robert Ladd prosecuted the case.