Holidays are a time for family gatherings and delicious feasts. It is also a time for increased patrols and higher numbers of traffic citations. Alcohol is not the only culprit blamed for violations on Thanksgiving. Many people cite turkey, more specifically the tryptophan in the bird, as the reason for
Many people have different ways of answering the question posed in the title of this post. How much does it really cost an individual who is charged with a DUI? For the sake of this topic, we will take this question literally. We won’t go into the personal and professional
The ramifications of a DUI arrest are far reaching, even if the person accused of the crime is never convicted of drunk driving. In fact, this really goes for any crime, though we are going to focus the discussion on DUI offenses. When you are accused or convicted of a
They were dressed as Darth Vader and Batman, Elsa and Alice, Wonder Woman and Spider-Man. There were undoubtedly a few French maids on Colorado’s roads on Halloween night, as well as a few vampires, Oreo cookies, hot dogs and gladiators, too. And as a couple hundred drivers found out that
We have all hear the terrible stories of people who are convicted of a crime. Their criminal history damages their reputation so severely that they struggle to complete even basic life tasks — and not necessarily because of their inability to get them done. It is almost always because of
When someone is accused of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, there is a lot on the line for that accused person. There are so many penalties that they face, and there are also indirect consequences related to their alleged crime. They may not be able to find
The snow season has not started in Aspen, but an avalanche has already hit nearby Snowmass Village. As you might recall, city councilman Chris Jacobson was arrested for drunken driving this past summer. Following the arrest, Jacobson was captured on surveillance video trashing a holding cell by pulling out wires,
Colorado’s Fall Festival enforcement period is one of the longest of the year, running from mid-September through Monday, Oct. 26. The State Patrol said yesterday that it is going to ramp up enforcement this weekend with two goals: zero fatalities and zero tolerance for dangerous driving. Troopers will be out
First, add up the bars per capita, and then include the liquor stores per capita. Add in the number of wineries per capita, drinking-related tweets and the city’s divorce rate. That’s how Roadsnacks came up with its list of “10 Drunkest Cities in Colorado.” While it might not be the
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 toughest states in which to be arrested
