Thirteen is considered by many to be an unlucky number. A Colorado man who was recently arrested for the 13th time on charges of driving while ability impaired (DWAI) and driving under the influence (DUI) might well agree.The Jefferson County man was riding a...
Month: September 2015
Study: Ignition interlocks viewed as “too lenient” in many states
Here in Colorado, we recently toughened our approach to drunk driving by enabling prosecutors to bring felony DUI charges against someone arrested for a fourth or subsequent offense. Along with other measures adopted over the years, we have emerged as one of the...
Glory days
Glory days, they'll pass you by. Bruce Springsteen sang out truth in more than one song, including "Glory Days." The lyrics might ring true for a man who once faced the Denver Broncos and John Elway on America's biggest sports stage.Running back Jamal Anderson led the...
Shocked and stirred to action
The Colorado man believed that when police showed up, he would be on familiar ground. They would go through arrest procedures that he knew by heart."Give me my ticket and let me get out of here," a Colorado Springs police officer remembers him saying, slurring the...
Northglenn man charges police with excessive force
A Northglenn man said he was "brutalized by police" when he was pulled over in an early-morning stop. He claims an office slammed him face-first into a parking lot on 120th Avenue just east of Interstate 25.The 32-year-old admits that he should not have been driving...
The bright lights of a policed fall
The cool breezes ripple through the yellow and bright red leaves, pulling them from the branches. The brightly colored fronds twirl and spin, dancing in the air before taking their final bows and landing softly on the ground. As we all know, autumn can be a...
Nine might get him 6
An hour south of Denver, a Colorado man faces the possibility of 6 years in prison after arrested for what is reportedly his ninth drinking and driving offense. The 53-year-old El Paso County man was taken into custody after getting into a traffic accident shortly...
Colorado Labor Day DUIs drop from last year
Although the state of Colorado has likely seen a drop this year in the number of people arrested over the Labor Day drunken driving enforcement, Denver was not a major contributor to the good news.Last year, just over 1,100 drivers were busted for DUI during the Labor...
Who gives an Alcohoot?
The Colorado Department of Transportation recently handed out personal breathalyzers to people in downtown Denver. The idea behind the giveaway is to enable people to have a sense of how their blood alcohol content (BAC) rises with the consumption of a few drinks.CDOT...
What happens if you refuse a chemical test?
The last hot dogs have been downed, along with the final slices of watermelon. The Labor Day weekend is over and everyone has headed back to work and school. Some Denver residents might not be able to drive to the office or campus until Labor Day of 2016,...