Surprise! Just a single drink can land drivers behind bars this holiday season. Why? Because Colorado has some of the toughest drunk driving laws in the country, not to mention that police are ramping up DUI patrols for much of December.In fact, Colorado's "Holiday...
Year: 2017
Teen pot use drops sharply in Colorado following legalization
Despite fears that teen marijuana use would spike after recreational marijuana was legalized under Colorado law, recently released federal data indicates that use among teens has not only dropped, but dropped significantly. According to the National Survey on Drug Use...
CDOT thinks personal breathalyzers can help prevent DUIs
Personal Breathalyzers might be the key to helping drivers avoid DUIs — or at least the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) thinks so.According to the results of CDOT’s 2017 Breathalyzer Program, only 9 percent of first-time DUI offenders who participated in...
Colorado DUI arrests up 18 percent during Thanksgiving crackdown
While holidays rarely go exactly as planned, many Coloradans had their Thanksgivings turned completely upside-down when they found themselves in the back of a police car instead of eating pumpkin pie.In fact, according to numbers recently released by the Colorado...
A legitimate search-and-seizure query in many criminal law cases
Many news followers in Colorado and nationally are regularly bombarded with articles featuring all manner of story lines. Given the sheer number and diversity of competing news bits, it is course quite often the case that readers quickly scan over some stories with...
Would you support “scarlet letter” plates for DUI offenders?
Earlier this month, the Colorado State Patrol (CSP) sparked a debate when it created a twitter poll asking Coloradans whether they thought DUI offenders should be forced to put special “scarlet letter” license plates on their cars.Essentially, these special license...
Currently a heightened DUI crackdown focus across Colorado
Here we go again.If it seems to Colorado motorists that they are consistently under an enforcement microscope when out on state roads and highways, they should trust their instincts.Because they are.The Heat is On campaign ensures that result, with its DUI-related...
Think you can’t be charged with a DUI if your BAC is below .08?
Under Colorado law, driving under the influence (DUI) charges usually fall into one of two categories: DUI and DUI per se. What many people don't realize is that there are some very really differences between these two types of DUIs -- particularly when it comes to a...
CSP query: Should we try to shame convicted DUI motorists?
It is not immediately clear whether the Colorado State Patrol was serious or not, but it's certainly no joke that the CSP recently sought public input regarding the shaming of motorists convicted of drunk driving in the state.Specifically, a survey authored by the CSP...
Twelve-year-old sues Jeff Sessions to legalize medical marijuana nationwide
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions is being sued by a 12-year-old Colorado girl who is seeking to legalize medical marijuana across the United States. As reported by ABC News, the lawsuit was filed in the Southern District of New York and includes other plaintiffs...