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Lee County state’s attorney gets probation after DUI arrest

After her arrest and a leave of absence from work, Lee County State’s Attorney Anna Sacco-Miller was sentenced to a fine and two years of probation for dr...

After her arrest and a leave of absence from work, Lee County State's Attorney Anna Sacco-Miller was sentenced to a fine and two years of probation for driving while intoxicated.

Sacco-Miller was arrested after her vehicle collided with an unoccupied parked vehicle in Dixon, Illinois shortly after 7 a.m. Sunday, November 15, 2015, according to police.  She was was charged with DUI, DUI with a blood alcohol content over .08, and failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident.

Sacco-Miller said she was coming home from a night out with friends and had fallen asleep at the wheel, before hitting the parked car. She said a breathalyzer test revealed she had a blood alcohol content of .10 percent.

The day after the incident, Sacco-Miller issued a public apology.

She then took a leave of absence for in-patient treatment, and vowed at that time she would not run for re-election.

Court records showed Sacco-Miller pleaded guilty to DUI and driving with a blood alcohol content over .08; and that she paid $2,417.00 to the court after she was sentenced January 15, 2016.  In addition to the fine, she was sentenced to two years of court supervision.

Sacco-Miller has not resigned from her position as Lee County State's Attorney.

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