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Do You Know What To Do When Pulled Over?

Few things could put a damper on the holidays as much as a DWI arrest on your record. A night of fun – whether at the company holiday party, a family Christmas gathering, or a New Year’s Eve party- can quickly turn into a nightmare that haunts you for years

Teen Drinking Driving: You Have More Power Than You Think

Parents and teens have been at odds for generations. From parents forbidding their kids from listening to Elvis Presley records due to his pelvic dance moves to today’s battles over cell phones, the song and dance remains the same. There is one thing that is as true today as it’s

Thanksgiving Eve: The Biggest Drinking Night Of The Year

People are often surprised when told that Thanksgiving Eve is statistically the biggest drinking night of the year, even beating out such bubbly holidays as New Year’s Eve and Saint Patrick’s Day. However, it makes perfect sense when you stop to think about a few factors that increase the likelihood

Plan for holiday parties now to avoid problems later

The holidays are just around the corner, and that means that it is time to start planning the social events. Many of these social events, including Halloween parties, will include alcohol. If you plan on drinking alcoholic beverage, now is the time that you should start planning how to get

When Does DUI Enforcement Go Too Far?

Should drivers be on the road while under the influence of alcohol? You’d be hard pressed to find anyone who would answer “yes” to that question. However, it is still important that efforts to curb DUI and protect innocent motorists and passengers do not threaten the rights of law abiding

Some DUI cases are, well, a bit more memorable than others

Well, it’s quite a picture indeed, and evidence that any police department would submit in a hurry to contest a probable cause challenge questioning why a motorist was stopped on a roadway. There it is: As described in a news account of a stop that eventually resulted in a motorist

DUI repercussions: Don’t forget the spiked insurance premium

There is a billboard beside an Arizona freeway showing a male motorist being administered a breathalyzer test following a police stop for suspected drunk driving. A prominently displayed message accompanies the image. It reads this: “YOU JUST BLEW $10,000.” That might reasonably raise a question for many of our readers,

Why some people question sobriety checkpoints

Here’s a hypothetical we submit to our readers across Colorado (acknowledging that, to some readers, something closely similar has likely happened to them alongside a state roadway). Say that some element of criminality attaches to you. We’re not making value judgments here. For purposes of discussion, let’s just say that

A letter here, a letter there: discussion of Colorado DUI, DWAI

When it comes to drinking and driving in Colorado, a couple of letters can make a big difference. Take these acronyms, for example: DUI and DWAI. Say that you get a set of those letters attached to your name in a criminal complaint. Can you pretty much just shrug your

Perceptions on Drunk Driving versus Distracted Driving, Part 2

In a recent blog post, we referred to a “double standard” that regularly plays out in manifest fashion on Colorado and national roadways. And that is this: Many people tend to assume without much thought that drivers who have consumed some amount of alcohol before getting behind the wheel are

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