It’s finally here: the three-day Labor Day weekend, the unofficial end of another Denver summer. Everyone is keenly away of when they get a paid day off of work, but some readers might not be aware that the Colorado State Patrol traditionally steps up enforcement over...
Month: August 2014
Labor Day driving tips
Colorado summers always seem to fly by. The good news is that summers conclude with a three-day Labor Day weekend, giving us all an extra day to enjoy friends and families before thoughts turn to autumn.As always, we urge our readers to fully enjoy themselves, but to...
Denver placekicker’s DUI and summer drink will delay his season
One of the ways to cool down over a hot summer is to have a cold drink. But in some situations, even a single frosty drink on a hot day can cost a lot.That’s the situation faced by Denver Broncos placekicker Matt Prater. A DUI he received in 2011 resulted in his...
In Colorado, you’ve already given consent to a DUI test
The familiar flashers light up as you’re driving west on Denver’s Interstate 70. A police officer asks if you to take a chemical test that will help determine if you are driving under the influence. Here’s the situation, though: the officer knows before he or she asks...
The heat stays on across Colorado
While our winters are spectacular, springs gorgeous and autumns breathtaking, summer is when the heat is on in Colorado. It's also when the calendar is filled with outdoor festivals, backyard barbeques, family picnics, evening concerts, camping and all sorts of other...
Former Denver police officer gets 10 days in jail for DUI
The words haunt him many months after they were uttered: "Bro, I'm a cop." That's what a former Denver police officer said in November of 2013 as he was being arrested in Jefferson County for driving under the influence of alcohol.A Jefferson County District Court...
Is ‘seamless’ DUI prevention on horizon?
Every breath you take. Every move you make. Your car will be watching you. At least that’s the hope of some federal safety regulators at work on technology to detect alcohol in a driver’s breath or touch.The “seamless” technology would apparently disable a vehicle so...
Could a DUI affect Denver Broncos opponent?
The NFL’s preseason exhibition games begin this week. Our Denver Broncos kick off Friday night, but the real season begins a month later. And then a month after the season opener, the team faces the tough Arizona Cardinals led by Pro Bowl outside linebacker John...
The worst DUI days of the year
Americans love lists. The top ten Denver Broncos of all time, the top rock songs in history, the best restaurants in town, the worst haircuts, safest cars, fastest computers, and so on. Our national love of lists sometimes even includes lists of favorite lists.In a...