(720) 863-7755Understanding how you process alcohol – and the factors that can impact this – is important, a Boulder DUI attorney explains. Here’s why. Consuming alcohol can affect people in different ways, even when people drink the same amounts of booze. This is because a number of factors can impact how the body processes alcohol and, […]
A DUI arrest can be upsetting and scary. Starting to document what happened during the DUI stop and arrest, however, can be an important first step towards: Recording the details of the incident Compiling helpful information for a DUI attorney and a future DUI defense case. To this end, below are some important questions to […]
It depends on the circumstances is the short answer. That’s because: There are automatic penalties that can be imposed following BAC test refusals during Colorado DUI stops – These penalties involve an automatic driver’s license suspension, the term of which will depend on whether drivers have prior DUIs. For a first-time refusal, a one-year license […]
Since the felony DUI law took effect in Colorado on August 5th, more than 20 people in the state have been charged with felony drunk driving, according to authorities. These cases include: 1 in Jefferson County 2 in Denver 7 in Douglas and Arapahoe Counties 11 in Broomfield and Adams Counties How these cases proceed […]
In light of our last blog on probable cause for DUI stops, now is a good time to also discuss probable cause for DUI arrests. As previously noted, probable cause refers to the “reasonable grounds” necessary for law enforcement officials to take some action. When it comes to making a drunk driving arrest, the probable […]
Before a law enforcement official can pull over a driver, there has to be probable cause for doing so. Probable cause refers to “reasonable grounds” for taking some action, and it is closely tied to people’s Fourth Amendment rights, which protects them from illegal search and seizure. In terms of DUI stops, various things can […]
Even though the summer-long Checkpoint Colorado DUI patrols are winding down, the Labor Day enforcement is a reminder to motorists statewide that we will remain vigilant in our efforts to arrest impaired drivers. – Col. Scott Hernandez, Chief of Colorado State Patrol Over this next week and through Labor Day weekend, Colorado cops are stepping […]
Motorists are generally aware that, during certain times of the week and year, cops are more vigilant about patrolling for drunk drivers. That’s why, after all, police tend to set up checkpoints and be out in greater numbers over Friday and Saturday evenings, as well as over festive holidays, like Memorial Day and July 4th. […]
Two Colorado legislators are currently spearheading the effort to develop drugged driving charges as distinct and separate from DUI charges. Currently in Colorado, motorists who are accused of driving while impaired by drugs are generally charged with DUI, which are also the charges filed when motorists are alleged to have been impaired with alcohol. This […]
A woman accused of stoned driving in Colorado has recently been acquitted of DUI charges despite the fact that her THC levels were 19 nanograms, nearly four times the legal limit in the state (i.e., 5 nanograms). According to court documents associated with this case, the 29-year-old woman was stopped by traffic officers back in […]
