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Memorial Day weekend DUI totals

Three days of fun, family, friends — and enhanced DUI patrols. That’s what Memorial Day weekend meant for many driving out of Denver to enjoy the wild wonders of Colorado. Unfortunately, those enhanced patrols resulted in a number of arrests across the state, including 33 people arrested for driving under

Study: marijuana much less likely to cause crashes than alcohol

Many Colorado advocates of marijuana legalization have for years argued that consuming the leafy green substance is less dangerous than consuming alcohol. They are likely to embrace some aspects of a new study that shows marijuana consumption has a relatively minor adverse effect on drivers, especially when compared to the

Ready for some football? Ready for enhanced DUI patrols, too?

It’s the penultimate football weekend with the biggest game of the year taking place this Sunday. Unfortunately, the Denver Broncos won’t be on the field for the Super Bowl. The game pitting the Patriots and the Seahawks will be the focal point of parties in homes and at sports bars

Part II: What can I expect in a field sobriety test?

As our regular readers will recall, a few days ago we wrote about what a Denver driver pulled over on suspicion of drunken driving might expect from the police officer. After your driver’s license has been examined, you might well be asked to take a field sobriety test. In our

What can I expect in a field sobriety test?

There is no mistaking the harsh, flashing glare of Denver police car lights. The piercing lights immediately alert you and everyone in the vicinity that a police officer wants you to pull your vehicle over. If the officer is stopping you on suspicion of drunken driving, it’s quite possible that

Denver cop allowed to drive drunk?

It almost sounds like a script for a movie. All the ingredients are there: sex, violence, intrigue and questions about police misconduct. The tale comes from a local TV station reporting on two Denver police officers and their wives. The four reportedly got into a drunken brawl recently, with the

Social media used to warn of DUI checkpoints?

Twitter, Facebook, Google Plus, Snapchat: the list of popular social media goes on and on. Because social media is virtually omnipresent in the lives of so many people in the Denver area, it’s perhaps not surprising that police say it’s being used to warn drivers to avoid DUI checkpoints. Aurora

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