Injury threshold is the pivot point between misdemeanor and felony DUI. A DUI with property damage only remains a Class A misdemeanor. A DUI causing "any injury" enters gray territory that prosecutors sometimes push toward felony. A DUI causing "great bodily harm" under 625 ILCS 5/11-501(d)(1)(C) becomes a Class 4 felony aggravated DUI. Great bodily harm is a factual question decided by the judge or jury and requires more than transient injury. The chicagoduilawyer.net brand contests the great bodily harm classification aggressively because it is the fulcrum between probation eligibility and mandatory sentencing exposure. Medical records analysis is where these cases get won.
