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An underage girl who was involved in a drunk driving accident is back in hot water thanks to a picture on her Facebook page. Erika Scoliere, 20, of Campton Hills, was involved in a July 2007 accident that left motorcyclist Frank Ferraro dead; she later pleaded not guilty to charges of aggravated drunken driving and reckless homicide. While she awaited trial, a judge allowed her to continue attending college at the University of Dayton in Ohio. Since then, she's been in trouble before, violating her bond when she failed to contact authorities on a regular basis which resulted in more frequent check-ins. But now she's been ordered to wear an alcohol monitor.
According to the Kane County Chronicle:
Circuit Judge Thomas Mueller ordered Wednesday that Scoliere now must wear the SCRAM bracelet after violating conditions of her bond. The SCRAM - which stands for Secure Continuous Alcohol Monitor - bracelet notifies authorities if it depicts alcohol consumption through perspiration. The bracelet takes a reading every hour...Assistant State’s Attorney Steve Sims asked for the bracelet after police found photographs on the popular social networking Web site, Facebook.com. In court Wednesday, Mueller said the photos showed tequila and Scoliere “having a grand old time with her friends.”
One photo’s caption read, “Ten minutes later, Erika passed out in my bed. Ha. Ha. Ha.,” Mueller said.
Meanwhile, there's still action going on in the case against her stemming from the accident. Witnesses said that Scoliere didn't appear drunk at the time and she was not initially charged with drunk driving, but a later toxicology test showed that she had been drinking. Her attorneys, however, are now trying to have blood test evidence thrown out after it was revealed that it was accidentally destroyed shortly after the testing. [via WBBM]
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well, its a good thing she has such a good attorney.
The police doing their work by looking on Facebook made me instantly think of the old Pirahna Brothers sketch on Monty Python.
Lt. Harry "Snapper" Organs: "We kept up with their every move... by reading the color supplement (Sunday newspaper magazine)."
But one other thing... I can see them banning her from drinking and then driving. But banning her from not drinking at all? Is that legal? It isn't like she walked into the motorcycle and killed the guy.
well, she's 20, still under the legal drinking age. so i would assume that had something to do with it.
Oh, crap. Yeah, I kinda missed that part.
I think when you've been arrested for drunk driving and you accept wearing the bracelet as a condition of your bond, then yeah, it's legal.
I don't think she "accepted" wearing the bracelet, it says she was ordered to. And it wasn't a condition of her bond, it was because she violated it.
While her being under 21 is a big factor in this case, I still find it a little strange that the courts could order a person not to drink at all, or monitor their drinking electronicall, regardless of whether they're driving or not. Have they ever told someone 21 or over that they're not allowed to drink anymore under any circumstances?
hey, Stealth, you sound like a complete idiot. that's what that type of ankle monitor is for, so you can't drink. did you not read where it says that the ankle monitor depicts alcohol consumption through perspiration?? supposedly Kane Co. has been using these type of monitors since 2007. and no matter what your age, if you're before a judge and he says you're not allowed to drink, then you're not allowed to drink, and if you do, you're in violation of the terms and conditions of being out on bond and not in a jail cell. some people!!!
Okay, this is really bugging me. Both the quoted article and the above comment made this mistake.
The monitor does not DEPICT alcohol consumption. In order to depict alcohol consumption, the monitor would have to draw a picture, or take a photograph, or paint something, which I doubt is what's happening here. It DETECTS alcohol consumption. These are two very, very different words.
hey, Stealth, you sound like a complete idiot.
First of all, thanks for your reasoned response. Secondly, thanks for missing the point you stupid c... the point is not what the ankle bracelet is supposed to monitor, moron. the point was asking if a judge could leagally stop you from drinking (if you're of age). If your offense is driving while drinking, they they revoke your license to stop you from drinking while driving, not stop you from drinking. The common answer to this situation is to stop you from DRIVING. Ever hear of those monitors they install in your car to check your breath? They don't stop you from drinking, they stop you from DRIVING. YOu can always walk home. Were this person 21, I'd say they might have some sort of case against the court. Drinking is legal if you're 21. Drinking and driving is NOT at any age. But since this person is NOT 21 (as I pointed out) it creates a different scenario
But thanks for injecting a pointless stupid observation into the threat. YOu're the human equivalent of a turd in a punch bowl.
I know...calling someone an idiot for asking a question?
vegazzzchild...someone piss in your Cheerios yesterday or what?
Anyway, from what I know, a judge can issue the terms of your probation. Someone I know went through this. First DUI, the lowest blood alcohol level that you can get, and the probation was no drugs or alcohol. This person didn't wear a cuff, but had to submit to random piss tests. If you flunk the test, you broke the terms of the probation, which ticks a judge off to no end, and you go to jail.
Of course, this was in another state, so maybe the laws in Illinois are different. But when that judge said no alcohol, then orders had to be followed or it's off to jail.
Thanks for the info. I just don't think I ever really heard of a judge saying no drinking at all.. or maybe I just wasn't paying attention. I just recall revoking or suspending a license, making them sell their car, installing a breathalyzer, all things designed to keep you from drinking AND driving. But I assumed they could always drink and walk or ride a bike, which I'm heard a lot of times.
Or drink and ride a riding lawnmower. You run across those stories every once in a while.
I remember when Tracy Morgan of all people got a DUI, and one of the conditions of his probation was wearing a monitor that did in fact measure skin for alcohol vapors every 30 minutes, regardless of driving. So it does happen, but is relatively rare.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/dailydish/detail?blogid=7&entry_id=20439
And yes, the person I know was over 21 when this happened.
Why did this girl's parents even allow her to go back to school in OH? (And UD, of all places.) I would have kept her ass at home.
You left out the best part where her attorney compared her ankle bracelet to a "scarlet letter". Comparing a means of monitoring an accused killer out of state on bond to a medieval form of punishment.
Which shows you just how well history is taught these days.
I love that if you're white and have money you can kill people and get all kinds of special dispensation to leave the state for school and stay out on bond even when you're committing further criminal acts. How nice for this murderous little girl!
The day I was in court for the above mentioned person I know, there were, of course other people being tried.
There was this teenager, dresssed to the nines in his country club finest flanked by mummy and poppy...this kid apparently was on his umpteenth offense..how he avoided jail is beyond me. But I think he may have gone to a "residential treatment program".
And he was there because he needed the judge's permission to go away to his college of choice. This judge (who was the biggest asshole I've ever seen...treated everyone in that courtroom like crap-however, I did read a about him the following year...he was censured for his obnoxious behavior towards people) anyway...this judge, after giving Biff a "stern lecture" *wink wink* LETS him go away to college!
I took one look at this kid, and the smirk on his face on the way out of court and I saw nothing but police in his future. If that judge had any sense he would have had the kid stay home and do his freshman year under supervision and if he could prove that he was capable THEN he could go away to college.
But, like you said...he's white, from the country club set and he gotz his good, expensive lawyer.
When I was 19 was arrested for keying a guy's car. He was parked across 2 handicap spots, I was playing Junior Activist and I was caught. It was stupid, petty, and wrong. I paid restitution, went to court and even lost my part time job because of all the bother. The worst part?
Walking out of lock-up to see my mom there to pick me up.
This little sweetie, KILLED A GUY. Whether she's guilty or not, that' up to a court, but her car caused his death and she's having fun getting plastered and posting pics online, all but bragging about it.
A misdemeanor cost me dearly, this little honey gets to play at the teddy bear picnic all she wants and she's nothing but a killer. Mikey1 is right, what would Frank Ferraro think?
I wonder how Frank Ferraro would feel about all of this. Oh wait, that's right ... he's dead. She killed him.
Kids today!