Blog Posts in October, 2016

  • Denver Prepares for Halloween DUI Crackdown

    The Colorado Department of Transportation has announced that efforts are already underway to crackdown on drunk drivers this Halloween weekend. As Westword reports, law enforcement agencies throughout the state will be exercising increased vigilance Friday, October 28 to Tuesday, November 1. Halloween weekend always brings with it an increase in drunk driving and, in turn, a spike in DUI arrests. ...
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  • No Jail For a Felony DUI Conviction?

    When Colorado passed legislation in June 2015 to make a 4 th or subsequent DUI conviction a felony offense, the intent was to impose a harsher punishment on habitual drunk drivers. Many Colorado prosecutors are now saying that this new law was a “step backward,” however, as many individuals convicted of felony DUI are not serving any jail time. Politics Shaped The Bill As reported by the Denver ...
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  • Study: Personal Breathalyzers Can Decrease Drunk Driving

    If drivers could track their own blood alcohol content (BAC) levels, would they stay off the road when they knew they were over the legal limit? That was the central question of a new study conducted by the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and technology company BACtrack. Now, the agency is announcing that the first-of-its-kind study is indicating that a significant portion of drivers ...
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