Following is a scenario presented for Colorado readers of our criminal law blog posts at Shazam Kianpour & Associates. You’re driving home and suddenly see flashing lights in your rear-view mirror. You duly pull over to the side of the road and are informed...
DUI arrest: Valentine’s Day gift from Colorado law enforcers?
Stepping stones. That one-after-the-other imagery might reasonably crop up for Colorado motorists who seemingly conclude one anti-DUI campaign and immediately confront another multiple times each calendar year. In fact, “seemingly” is almost certainly a misplaced...
January ushers in new series of Colorado DUI enforcement campaigns
If you’re an enterprising and numbers-oriented Colorado resident seeking gainful employment, the state’s Department of Transportation might be just the place for you. In fact, it looks to be employment heaven for statisticians and data analysts who can crunch numbers...
Key takeaways regarding Colorado’s ignition interlock law
We have noted in many prior Shazam Kianpour & Associates blog posts the zero-sum approach that state officials and law enforcers take regarding drunk driving offenses. To wit: If you are arrested on a DUI charge, authorities will diligently seek a criminal...
Look for amped-up CO roadway police presence through end of the year
The enforcement tools readily employed by Colorado law enforcers to identify and arrest alleged drunk drivers on state roadways are potent and multiple. And they are on display once again after taking just a brief time out following the recent Halloween weekend....
Promised CDOT/CSP holiday gift to select Colorado drivers: a DUI charge
First of all, let’s just clarify those acronyms in the above blog headline. They serve as abbreviated descriptors for the Colorado Department of Transportation and the Colorado State Patrol, respectively. You might have already known that if you’re a Colorado...
What does that Colorado roadblock up ahead mean for me?
The following scenario plays out recurrently on varied roadways across Colorado. To wit: Drivers going about their customary business – returning home after work, bringing the kids to a school after-hours event, headed to the store to pick up groceries and so forth –...
Sorting through the acronyms: Colorado’s varied drunk driving charges
Were you driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs while behind the wheel or simply impaired? Many Colorado motorists might reasonably scratch their heads over that distinction. And they might be left even more muddled by how state law enforcers make a...
Recurring and penalty-laden: end-of-summer DUI campaign
Groundhog Day. Déjà vu. Intimate familiarity. We’ve done this before, right? Colorado motorists collectively experience varied emotions when it comes to a heightened police presence on roadways spanning the state, of course. Anyone who has ever suffered a speeding...
Labor Day brings revelry for some, DUI-linked misery for others
Summer Strikeout. Saturation Saturday. The Heat Is On. Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over. The names are different, but the intent is the same. And that is this: the arrest and conviction of as many Colorado motorists as possible on drunk driving charges. State drivers...
