Tis the season for holiday parties and family gatherings, and with this increase in festive activities comes an increase in opportunities for driving after drinking. It is easy, and far too common, to assume that it’s no big deal to have a few drinks at a holiday party or big
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,
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
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
