Mr. Michael L. Cessna, 23, and from Aurora, Illinois
has had his bond set at $200,000 by a Cook County 
Circuit Court judge in Maybrook.  His next day to
appear in court is also set for this coming Friday,
November 16th. 

Reports have revealed that Mr. Michael L. Cessna had
his drivers license revoked in December of 2005 
following a conviction in DuPage County for Driving
Under the Influence.  He has not been able to legally
drive since that time, and with that apparent lack of
respect for our laws it is a good thing that he is no
longer driving our streets.

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report by Ed Vincent

Mr. Michael L. Cessna was served an arrest warrant
and brought into the Village of Oak Park this past
Tuesday night (November 13th).  He was found in
Lisle, Illinois and taken into custody by Oak Park
Police Officers.  The accident, bringing about
his arrest, happened nearly two months ago and many 
are still wondering why it has taken so long to 
file any charges in this case. 

There has been no evidence or news on the extended 
delay in test results, unless there was more work 
required due to procedures in either obtaining the 
evidence or in analyzing the samples submitted.  

Witnesses following the accident, that ultimately took
the life of a cherished Oak Park employee, Ms. Sue
McMahon spoke to us about the unusual facial expressions
on the man right after the accident, even before police
had arrived on the scene.  The janitor of one of the
buildings noted that he was told the man looked as though
he was high on some drug and not drunk.  The charges
against the alleged driver, Mr. Michael L. Cessna, did
not state a given drug or alcohol % of blood.  

This accident had the most serious of outcomes, the 
loss of life of a totally innocent person.  Charges of
driving on a revoked license, failure to exercise due
care in lane usage, and several counts of aggravated 
driving under the influence at first seemed trivial.

They are not as trivial as they sound, there are lesser
offenses that are apparent, but two counts of aggravated
driving under the influence (the second charge coming
from the the fact that the individual was driving with
a revoked license).  If the first revocation of his
driving was from a DUI that will add to the severity
of the charges, and with death added there could
a decade or more in jail at the end of the line for
this young man, if he is found guilty of all charges.

His bond hearing was the other morning at 9:00am in
Maybrook.

Suburban Journals of Chicago
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