Americans love to see how they stack up against the world and against each other. That might be one reason why the Colorado Department of Transportation has a website on which you can compare drivers in the counties in our state to see which ones arrested for DUI have...
Repeat DUI/DWAI Offenders
What is a “persistent drunk driver”?
We have likely all heard the term "persistent drunk driver." We know that persistence involves tenaciousness, and repeating behavior in spite of obstacles in a person's way. Those qualities are all involved in Colorado's designation of certain motorists as persistent...
April Fool’s Day DUI ‘joke’
Denver Broncos fans likely remember linebacker Bruce Irvin of the Seattle Seahawks. He played on Seattle's winning side in Super Bowl XLVIII. Irvin has made a few headlines in his short career, including his four-game suspension to start the 2013 NFL season for...
Prosecutor ‘outraged’ over Colorado court’s DUI decision
A decade ago, a Colorado man was apparently drunk, drove off of an Arapahoe County road and into a ditch where he hit a traffic sign. He was arrested for DUI, and then a year later, he was arrested again for DUI. That time, he was found asleep in his car just a few...
Watered-down felony DUI bill moves forward
It's officially known as HB-1043. Unofficially, it's known as the DUI felony bill that would add Colorado to the list of states where multiple drunk driving convictions can result in a felony being charged against the alleged offender. If convicted of the felony, the...
Colorado felony DUI debate continues
An hour north of Denver, an editorial in a Colorado newspaper is calling for state legislators to enact a felony drunk driving bill. As regular readers of our blog know, the felony bill has been repeatedly proposed in recent years, each time falling a bit short of...
Fatal Colorado crash cited by advocates of felony DUI proposal
Politics never sleeps. In the wake of a recent fatal crash in which two young boys and their father were killed, politicians in favor of a felony DUI proposal took to Denver airwaves to restate their case.TV stations said a man who had been arrested 7 times for DUI...
What penalties could Ty Lawson face for a second DUI conviction?
Sports fans recently woke up to the news that Denver Nuggets point guard Ty Lawson had been arrested for drunken driving. Reports said it was Lawson’s second DUI arrest.Many people wonder what penalties Lawson could face if he’s convicted of a second-offense DUI.The...
Colorado legislator promises yet another felony DUI proposal
It's as predictable as snow in winter, sun in summer and noise after a Denver Broncos touchdown: proposals from politicians to make new laws. It's what politicians do.Representative Lori Saine of Weld County recently promised that she will push a felony DUI bill in...
Ignition interlocks: do they help first-time and repeat offenders?
The development and use of interlock ignition devices has been going on for more than two decades. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says ignition interlock devices have in that time “become more accurate, reliable, available, and less costly to...