Any kind of criminal charges related to driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs is serious. However, when a person's actions behind the wheel result in the death of another person, it becomes a much more serious incident. This is true not just in Colorado but...
Vehicular Assault or Homicide
Police: Colorado DUI driver hits two road construction workers
Two Colorado road construction workers have non-life-threatening injuries after a 61-year-old man allegedly caused a work zone traffic accident while driving drunk. A spokesperson for the construction company which has offices in Denver and Littleton said, "My guys...
Colorado vehicular homicide conviction can mean years in prison
A few days ago, the Denver Channel reported that a 27-year-old Colorado man was sentenced to four years in prison after his conviction earlier this year on charges of vehicular homicide and DUI. He was arrested in March of last year after a crash near Fort Collins...
Colorado vehicular homicide case to go to jury trial
It's a nightmare scenario. She was driving her Chrysler Pacifica at about 80 mph on a Colorado road last December. According to the State Patrol, she was headed west when her vehicle crossed the center of the road in a curve and slammed into an eastbound Nissan...
Haunting last words
She was reportedly angry with her boyfriend. So as she and her friends went from bar to bar, the woman in her early 20s sent him some texts expressing that anger. As she drove home at nearly 5 a.m., the texts continued: "Driving drunk woo," stated one. "I'll be dead...
Vehicular assault charges loom for Denver-area woman
It's the kind of traffic story no one wants to see: seven people injured in a crash, including two young girls and three young girls, as well as two women and a man. Their injuries include broken bones and ribs, according to a Denver TV station.The four-vehicle crash...
Someone at your side
When a car accident happens and someone is injured or even killed, the other driver can sometimes overexplain their involvement. When a police officer suspects that you have been drinking, you could face charges of vehicular assault or even vehicular homicide.It's...
Colorado teen driver charged with vehicular homicide, DUI
Just a few miles northwest of Denver sits suburban Broomfield. Early last month there was a tragic car accident in the town in which a 16-year-old Broomfield High School student was struck and killed while he was getting into his car.A few days ago, a 17-year-old...
Denver woman convicted of vehicular homicide to get new trial
You might recall Sandra Jacobson, the Denver woman convicted of killing two women in a 2009 crash. Jacobson was convicted of vehicular homicide and DUI and sentenced to 36 years in prison. However, the Colorado Court of Appeals has ruled that she will get a new trial...
Vehicular assault: what are the possible punishments?
We have written in the past about the potentially devastating punishments that await Colorado drivers convicted of a first-offense DUI. Jail time, loss of drivers license, fines, fees, alcohol classes and mandated ignition interlock device installation are among the...