A sting was conducted by Colorado law enforcement authorities over Halloween, and this resulted in 72 arrests for DUI in the Denver area and over 500 arrests statewide. The Colorado authorities have reported that there were more arrests this year than occurred around Halloween in 2011. Another crackdown is in
As the holidays get closer, the drumbeat of anti-drunk driving campaigns will get louder and law enforcement agencies will implement more patrols to keep drunk drivers off the road. Universally, society does not want dangerous drivers on the road. At the same time, judges don’t want to put people in
Hall of Fame catcher, Carlton Fisk, was recently arrested for DUI after police reportedly found him passed out in his pickup truck in a corn field. Police stated that the engine of the truck was still running when they found the former baseball star. When police awoke Fisk, he was
The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), in conjunction with the Colorado State Patrol, recently announced that their Halloween “Heat Is On” campaign will be in effect this week. The latest DUI enforcement initiative is take on the American Automobile Association’s (AAA) “100 Deadliest Days of Summer” safety campaign, and is
High-profile DUI arrests or accidents often lead to calls for changes in the potential penalties that are in place for those who are convicted. Even first-time DUI offenders know that they are facing some serious consequences, which may include jail time. When a person is injured or killed in a
Smartphones allow users to have a wealth of information right at their fingertips. People can go online to check the weather, or make a reservation at a busy restaurant. If in an unfamiliar city, the phones can be used to provide directions or help determine how close people might be
In a prior blog posting, we discussed some of the requirements for police conducting sobriety checkpoints. Failing to follow these rules could potentially jeopardize any of the drugged or drunk driving arrests made at each of these checkpoints. Many law enforcement agencies throughout Colorado believe that these checkpoints are an
The rate of drunken driving arrests in Colorado is up more than 40 percent from what it was last summer. Obviously, this isn’t because more individuals are drinking and driving. Instead, what it does mean is that law enforcement is cracking down on drunk driving. Colorado law enforcement authorities held
Nearly every person has some type of social media account. Twitter, Facebook and other social media sites made it much easier to communicate with one another. Photos get posted online, and status updates let everyone we know what we are doing at any given time. However, what happens when this
There have been many reports discussing sobriety checkpoints throughout the Denver metro area during the Labor Day weekend. As law enforcement winds down its summer DUI enforcement campaigns, those who are facing charges may have questions about what will happen next. Often, a DUI is the first time that a
