Three days of fun, family, friends -- and enhanced DUI patrols. That's what Memorial Day weekend meant for many driving out of Denver to enjoy the wild wonders of Colorado. Unfortunately, those enhanced patrols resulted in a number of arrests across the state,...
Month: May 2015
Colorado vehicular homicide conviction can mean years in prison
A few days ago, the Denver Channel reported that a 27-year-old Colorado man was sentenced to four years in prison after his conviction earlier this year on charges of vehicular homicide and DUI. He was arrested in March of last year after a crash near Fort Collins...
A blemished record can be costly
His coaching record here in Denver at Metro State University is a jaw-dropping list of accomplishments. The Roadrunners have made the NCAA Division II tournament in each of his five years. They've appeared in the national title game, the Final Four, the Elite Eight...
Graduation season is upon us; so are DUI patrols
A corsage, a boutonniere and a limo. A young man in a tuxedo poses for photos with a young woman in a gown. They are ready for the last high school dance of their lives on prom night. It's a rite of passage filled with rituals that can be embarrassing to recall just a...
Colorado man claims he drove involuntarily while under influence
If you read the list of possible side effects of the sleep aid Ambien, it's a wonder anyone take it at all. The drug usually causes no problems when taken properly, but in some cases it causes side effects such as "seeing, hearing, or feeling things that are not...
Colorado vehicular homicide case to go to jury trial
It's a nightmare scenario. She was driving her Chrysler Pacifica at about 80 mph on a Colorado road last December. According to the State Patrol, she was headed west when her vehicle crossed the center of the road in a curve and slammed into an eastbound Nissan...
Troubling tale of a struggling woman
Now that the Colorado legislature has approved a felony DUI bill and sent it to the governor for his signature, we know that one day soon drivers will face severe sanctions if they violate the new law. About an hour north of Denver, a woman who was taken into custody...
Up against the wall
Perhaps you remember the classic rock song by Pink Floyd that begins with the line, "We don't need no education." The group railed in the anthem against being "Another Brick in the Wall." Some Denver drivers arrested for, and convicted of drunken driving might well...
Haunting last words
She was reportedly angry with her boyfriend. So as she and her friends went from bar to bar, the woman in her early 20s sent him some texts expressing that anger. As she drove home at nearly 5 a.m., the texts continued: "Driving drunk woo," stated one. "I'll be dead...
Fighting the high cost of a Denver DUI
They say that the best things in life are free. While there is truth in that, it's also just as true that some of the worst things in life can be very expensive. Take, for example, an arrest for driving under the influence of alcohol.For many people who have just been...