As we have mentioned so many times prior to this, getting a lawyer when you have been accused of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol is absolutely vital. Today, we’re going to focus in on just one of the details during a DUI case at trial, and why
It wasn’t even three weeks ago that we brought you the story of a man who was arrested for the 10th time on the charge of driving under the influence. That’s an astonishing number of DUI arrests, but one of the other main points from that story is that the
When someone is accused of a crime and they say “I didn’t do it,” most people would hear that explanation and raise an eyebrow or roll their eyes. It’s such a cliched answer that it is nearly impossible to take it seriously. And yet, in some cases, this explanation may
In our last post, we talked about how the police are going to be launching another round of DUI patrols during the holiday season in the state of Colorado. This isn’t particularly surprising, nor is it specific to the state of Colorado. These holiday DUI patrols happen all across the
Dubbed a “holiday party DUI patrol,” the Colorado Department of Transportation and local law enforcement agencies — along with state patrols — covered a lot of ground from Dec. 4 to Dec. 14 in their goal to catch impaired drivers. During the massive operation, 596 people were arrested for driving
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
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
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
A Northglenn man said he was “brutalized by police” when he was pulled over in an early-morning stop. He claims an office slammed him face-first into a parking lot on 120th Avenue just east of Interstate 25. The 32-year-old admits that he should not have been driving — he was
