Toxicology test results usually provide prosecutors in Colorado and around the country with their most compelling evidence in drunk driving cases. Juries tend to be swayed by scientific evidence as it is objective rather than subjective, but it is not infallible. The...
Getting a DUI is bad for anyone living in Colorado, but it’s particularly troubling when your entire career is on the line. Such is the case for pilots as well as many other professionals in the transit and transportation industries. Anyone who wants to fly a plane...
An arrest on suspicion of driving a motor vehicle while intoxicated by drugs or alcohol triggers many legitimate worries. As a nurse, you may fear that the Colorado State Nursing Board will revoke your nursing license or put you on probation. Your employer's policies...
In Colorado, intoxicated motorists may be charged with driving under the influence, DUI, or driving while ability impaired, DWAI. The intoxicated driver laws in Colorado are more stringent than many other states. The federal mandate on blood alcohol concentration...
Efforts to clamp down on drunk driving in Colorado and around the country usually involve more rigorous policing and harsher penalties for offenders. Most drivers convicted of DUI are required to attend substance abuse counseling sessions, but they rarely undergo...
Anyone arrested for driving under the influence may face legal consequences. Besides troubles with the Colorado court system, drunk drivers may lose their jobs over DUI incidents. Social stigmas may also plague the person even long after resolving the incident. So,...
In Colorado, residents may use the words "driving under the influence" (DUI) and "driving while intoxicated" (DWI) interchangeably, as they refer to the same action. However, Colorado may also charge drivers with "driving while ability impaired" (DWAI), which carries...
Thousands of motorists in Colorado are charged with driving under the influence or driving while ability impaired each year, and the vast majority of them are taken into custody following a routine traffic stop. Police officers in every state are only permitted to...
Driving under the influence (DUI) is a serious crime that thousands of Americans are charged with each year. Most people know that a breathalyzer test is an essential piece of evidence in these cases. People driving erratically and unsafely can still be charged with a...
No one in Colorado expects to be stopped by police and arrested for driving under the influence. However, if you have consumed alcohol or drugs and then got behind the wheel, it could happen. This is what to expect at the police station after you are taken into...
