The National Institutes of Health has a website devoted to the dangers of driving while drugged. It's a form of impaired driving that is, in some cases, intentional and in some cases, completely unintentional.Whether a person deliberately gets high by taking...
Month: June 2015
Plea bargains: An imperfect solution to difficult problems
Many times, people will see on Denver TV that someone suspected of a crime has agreed to a plea bargain and feel that the suspect got off easily. Many people have argued that plea bargains should be done away with entirely so that those found guilty have to deal with...
Down to three
The countdown continues, as just three states remain without felony DUI laws. With Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper signing a bill creating the law here, the number dropped from four.Starting on Aug. 5, if you have been convicted three times in the past of driving...
Governor signs Colorado felony DUI bill
Gov. John Hickenlooper will be hopping on I-70 today, heading toward Wheat Ridge to sign a bill long discussed and debated in Colorado. Today is finally the day on which the governor will sign the felony DUI bill, making a fourth DUI offense a felony.If convicted of...