It was an event rarely seen at Coors Field in Denver when the Rockies are playing: a shutout. But this time, the shutout took place not on the field, but in the Colorado State Capitol Building. By a vote of 5 to 0, the Senate Judiciary committee earlier this week
Americans love to see how they stack up against the world and against each other. That might be one reason why the Colorado Department of Transportation has a website on which you can compare drivers in the counties in our state to see which ones arrested for DUI have the
We have likely all heard the term “persistent drunk driver.” We know that persistence involves tenaciousness, and repeating behavior in spite of obstacles in a person’s way. Those qualities are all involved in Colorado’s designation of certain motorists as persistent drunk drivers. It used to be that drivers arrested with
Denver Broncos fans likely remember linebacker Bruce Irvin of the Seattle Seahawks. He played on Seattle’s winning side in Super Bowl XLVIII. Irvin has made a few headlines in his short career, including his four-game suspension to start the 2013 NFL season for violations of the league’s substance abuse policy.
A decade ago, a Colorado man was apparently drunk, drove off of an Arapahoe County road and into a ditch where he hit a traffic sign. He was arrested for DUI, and then a year later, he was arrested again for DUI. That time, he was found asleep in his
It’s officially known as HB-1043. Unofficially, it’s known as the DUI felony bill that would add Colorado to the list of states where multiple drunk driving convictions can result in a felony being charged against the alleged offender. If convicted of the felony, the offender would face a mandatory prison
An hour north of Denver, an editorial in a Colorado newspaper is calling for state legislators to enact a felony drunk driving bill. As regular readers of our blog know, the felony bill has been repeatedly proposed in recent years, each time falling a bit short of becoming law. The
Politics never sleeps. In the wake of a recent fatal crash in which two young boys and their father were killed, politicians in favor of a felony DUI proposal took to Denver airwaves to restate their case. TV stations said a man who had been arrested 7 times for DUI
Sports fans recently woke up to the news that Denver Nuggets point guard Ty Lawson had been arrested for drunken driving. Reports said it was Lawson’s second DUI arrest. Many people wonder what penalties Lawson could face if he’s convicted of a second-offense DUI. The Nuggets’ leading scorer was reportedly
It’s as predictable as snow in winter, sun in summer and noise after a Denver Broncos touchdown: proposals from politicians to make new laws. It’s what politicians do. Representative Lori Saine of Weld County recently promised that she will push a felony DUI bill in the Colorado legislature next month.
