It’s the penultimate football weekend with the biggest game of the year taking place this Sunday. Unfortunately, the Denver Broncos won’t be on the field for the Super Bowl.The game pitting the Patriots and the Seahawks will be the focal point of parties in homes and...
Month: January 2015
Fatal Colorado crash cited by advocates of felony DUI proposal
Politics never sleeps. In the wake of a recent fatal crash in which two young boys and their father were killed, politicians in favor of a felony DUI proposal took to Denver airwaves to restate their case.TV stations said a man who had been arrested 7 times for DUI...
What penalties could Ty Lawson face for a second DUI conviction?
Sports fans recently woke up to the news that Denver Nuggets point guard Ty Lawson had been arrested for drunken driving. Reports said it was Lawson’s second DUI arrest.Many people wonder what penalties Lawson could face if he’s convicted of a second-offense DUI.The...
Aurora Sentinel: felony DUIs won’t reduce drunk driving
Our regular readers know that in recent weeks we have been covering the reintroduction of a bill in the Colorado legislature that would empower prosecutors to charge repeat DUI offenders with felonies. The Aurora Sentinel recently published an editorial opposing the...
DWAI: is it better than DUI?
Acronyms litter our everyday speech, spilling over from the internet, government, business and pop culture. We use them often right here in our blog about drunk driving offenses in Denver: DUI (driving under the influence), BAC (blood alcohol content), DMV (Department...
What is an ignition interlock device ‘lockout’?
Regular readers of our blog undoubtedly know that in Colorado, ignition interlock devices are part of the state's DUI prevention and punishment efforts. An ignition interlock is a type of breathalyzer device installed at your expense in your vehicle.Before starting...
Colorado gets 5-star DUI rating
Generals, movies and restaurants all get stars in recognition of excellence. So, too, do states get stars from Mothers Against Drunk Driving, based on efforts to stop impaired drivers from harming others.MADD recently released a report rating the 50 states; Colorado...
U.S. Supreme Court won’t hear Colorado DUI case
An appeal by Arapahoe County prosecutors of a DUI case decision won't be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court. The court let stand a Colorado Supreme Court ruling that excluded blood test evidence in the case.The state had argued that law enforcement officials should be...
Ignition interlock: under which conditions?
In its own way, the ignition interlock device operates contrary to one of the guiding principles of the American justice system. By making DUI offenders prove that they have not had any alcohol to drink before operating their vehicles, the sophisticated electronic...
Which Colorado city had the most New Year’s Eve DUIs?
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city of Denver has a population of nearly 650,000 people. Aurora has about 300,000 fewer residents, for a population approaching 350,000. So which Colorado city had the most DUI arrests this past New Year’s Eve?The state’s...