Blog Posts in March, 2015

Colorado Marijuana Study Finds Legal Weed Contains Potent THC Levels

Lab tests recently revealed that the legal marijuana sold in Colorado contains nearly twice the THC (the chemical that makes you high) levels of the illegal product sold before the new laws were passed. Some of the most powerful strains are three times as potent. All the tests were done with high-performance liquid chromatography, a method to separate, classify and measure individual compounds. ...

Governor's media advisor, arrested on DUI charges in Denver

Max Potter, Gov. John Hickenlooper's senior media adviser, was arrested in Denver Wednesday on suspicion of driving under the influence, police said. Denver police officers are saying that Potter was pulled over just before 11pm on the 4400 block of E. 14th Avenue for driving with his lights off. Potter, who refused to undergo a roadside sobriety test or chemical testing, was taken into custody ...

Alcohol Suspected In Early Morning Fatal Car Crash In Aurora

Alcohol is suspected as a factor in a car crash that claimed the life of a 41-year-old man . Investigators say the victim's car was hit by another car at East Iliff Avenue and South Quebec Street early Tuesday morning in Aurora. CSP says a sedan crossed over a median while traveling westbound on East Iliff Avenue at South Quebec Street and slammed head-on into another vehicle around midnight. A ...

Denver police arrest 23 suspected of DUI during St. Patrick's Day patrols

The Denver police were busy this weekend with 23 persons suspected of DUI during St. Patrick’s Day patrols. The arrests took place between Friday andSunday as part of the saturated patrols targeted during St. Patrick's Day celebrations. Authorities said six people were arrested Friday, nine Saturday and eight on Sunday. These elevated patrols will continue on through the early morning on ...

Police to crackdown on DUI in Colorado for St. Patrick's Day weekend

With St. Patrick's Day, undoubtedly one of the biggest drinking holidays of the year, upon us again, Colorado State Patrol (CSP) troopers and local law enforcement agencies throughout the state are pulling out all the stops for yet another iteration of their DUI crackdown campaign, "The Heat Is On." From Friday, March 13th through the morning of Wednesday, March 18th, Colorado police will be ...

Aurora man facing vehicular homicide, DUI charges after fatal three-car accident

An Aurora man may be charged with vehicular homicide and driving under the influence after being involved in a car accident that killed two earlier this week. FOX 31 Denver reports that the 30-year-old had been driving his Denali "at a high rate of speed" northbound on Tower Road when he collided with a Ford Escort heading in the same direction, near East 22nd Avenue. The crash sent both the ...

Colorado Springs woman charged with vehicular homicide pleads guilty

A Colorado Springs woman accused of fatally striking a 5-year-old boy with her car last summer has pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide and vehicular assault. The Gazette reports that on July 8, 2014, the 22-year-old suspect had been driving 50 miles per hour in a 30 mph zone when she lost control of the car and tried to over-correct while handling a curve. Consequently, the woman's vehicle ended ...

Eight hospitalized after suspected DUI crash near Sloan's Lake

A driver has been arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after a multi-vehicle crash last weekend left eight people — including five children — hospitalized . According to KWGN-TV News, the accident occurred on Sunday night, March 8, near the Sloan's Lake neighborhood of Denver. An Edgewater police department spokesperson stated that a Mercury Mountaineer had been driving southbound ...

Denver driver to be charged with vehicular homicide, DUI following fatal accident

A car accident in Denver last weekend has left one dead, with the driver allegedly responsible facing charges of vehicular homicide and driving under the influence. ABC 7 News reports that at around 8 p.m. on Sunday, March 8, a man driving a pickup truck collided with another vehicle at the intersection of 14th Avenue and Federal Boulevard. The driver of the struck vehicle was pronounced dead at ...

Two Denver police officers arrested for suspected DUI

In just the last three weeks, two officers with the Denver Police Department (DPD) have been arrested on suspicions of driving under the influence. NBC 9 News reports that the first arrest occurred last month in Castle Rock on Valentine's Day, when DPD Officer Eric Sellers was pulled over by Colorado State Patrol (CSP) troopers. Sellers was charged with DUI , careless driving and carrying a weapon ...

Arapahoe County DA takes to Twitter to advocate for Colorado DUI felony law

While lawmakers in Denver continue to debate over the renewed possibility of a Colorado DUI felony law, one incensed district attorney voiced his support for the bill through Twitter. At 11:45 p.m. on Wednesday, March 4, Arapahoe County District Attorney George Brauchler tweeted to his followers a link to a story about a DUI incident in Weld County this past January, where a man charged with ...

Fort Collins man charged with assault, DUI after traffic stop

A young man from Fort Collins, Colorado, has been charged with DUI and assault after allegedly attacking a police officer during a traffic stop. The Coloradoan reports that the 19-year-old was stopped by a Larimer County sheriff's deputy on the night of Saturday, February 28, just near City Park Avenue and West Elizabeth Street. While the source notes that the driver was pulled over for a broken ...

Fort Carson soldier charged with DUI, careless driving after allegedly crashing into Security home

A 22-year-old man, reportedly an active duty soldier stationed at Fort Carson, has been charged with DUI and careless driving after he allegedly ran his truck into a Security, Colorado, house. Local affiliate FOX 21 reports that the incident occurred at 3 a.m. on Sunday, March 1, on the 4800 block of Sebring Drive. The soldier had apparently been driving his Chevrolet pickup eastbound on Maribou ...

Aurora fire chief's wife to be sentenced in April for vehicular assault, hit-and-run

After being charged with vehicular assault last year, the wife of the Aurora, Colorado, fire chief is slated to receive sentencing next month. The Aurora Sentinel reports that Adriene Garcia pleaded guilty to reckless vehicular assault last month and was originally expected to be sentenced on February 20 until an Araphoe County judge decided to push that date to April 3 . According to the source, ...

Allegedly drunk driver in Commerce City crash to be sentenced for vehicular homicide

A woman charged with vehicular homicide and DUI for her alleged part in a fatal Commerce City car crash last year is slated to receive sentencing this April. The 56-year-old accused had been allegedly driving under the influence last November when she collided with another vehicle in Commerce City, killing the other car's 24-year-old driver. According to the Denver Post, the accident occurred at ...