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.