Blog Posts in July, 2015

Why Do Police Cars Use Red & Blue Lights? They're Visually Confusing

*Much of the text for this blog was originally found here . When you have a policeman behind you, flashing his or her lights, it can be hard to focus, and is certainly jarring to your senses. Why did the red/blue light combination come about, why does it affect us so much, and what is the science behind it? The featured image in this blog post is difficult to stare at because of a phenomenon known ...

Aurora's DUI team helping families get justice and getting DUI drivers off the road

This article originally appeared on thedenverchannel.com : Fatal crashes involving drunk drivers are all too common and seem to be getting worse. There have been 19 fatal crashes in Aurora this year. There were a total of 19 fatal crashes in all of 2014 and four of those resulted in DUI charges. In 2012, the Aurora Police Department decided to start a special DUI investigation team. It's small, ...

Colorado's George Frazier faces DUI after Boulder police say he fell asleep at wheel

This article originally appeared on DailyCamera.com: A University of Colorado football player was arrested on suspicion of DUI after a police officer said he found the athlete asleep behind the wheel of his car at an intersection in Boulder over the weekend. George Frazier, 20, was arrested Sunday morning on suspicion of DUI, DUI per se, underage possession of alcohol and a traffic violation, ...

271 DUI arrests made over Fourth of July weekend

This article originally appeared on Coloradoan.com : The Colorado Department of Transportation declared on Friday that at least 20 drivers in Larimer County were arrested over Fourth of July weekend for reportedly being behind the wheel while impaired. Those 20 were only 7 percent of the 271 people arrested last weekend for driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol in Colorado, CDOT said in ...

Denver Nuggets PG Ty Lawson arrested on suspicion of DUI for second time this year

This article originally appeared on ESPN.com : Ty Lawson was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence in Los Angeles early Tuesday morning, the Denver Nuggets point guard's second DUI arrest in less than six months. California Highway Patrol Officer Jennifer Cassidy says Lawson was driving at a high rate of speed before being pulled over around 2 a.m. local time Tuesday on state Route ...

Colorado agency to run toxicology tests for DUI cases

As of July 1, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation Forensic Services is offering toxicology testing for alcohol and drug DUI cases. For many years the Colorado Department of Public Health conducted this service but officials believe toxicology is better suited in a forensic setting. For the past 16 months, the Bureau's forensic services team has been working on the program's framework. Conducting ...