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Alleged DUI crash involves pickup truck, school bus
A motorist in Colorado was recently accused of drinking and driving with respect to a motor vehicle crash. The man was driving a pickup truck that reportedly collided with a school bus. The alleged DUI accident took place on a Friday evening in El Paso County. The...
Man sentenced to prison following 5th DUI conviction
A man in Colorado has been convicted of driving under the influence for the fifth time. As a result, he recently received the maximum sentence possible. The man convicted of DUI is 40 years old. The accused individual had four prior DUI convictions relating to driving...
Colorado man acquitted of charge related to DUID
A man in Colorado recently overcame a charge of driving under the influence of drugs. The man had insisted that he was not impaired by marijuana when he was driving. The jury that heard his case took under one hour to acquit the man of the DUID charge. The crux of the...
DUI convictions more costly in Colorado
A conviction of driving under the influence can be expensive in Colorado, often causing a damaged reputation and potentially harming one's job prospects. However, the financial impact of a DUI conviction can also be significant. In fact, it recently increased. A...
Man pleads guilty to DUI, vehicular homicide
A teenager driver in Colorado was recently accused of colliding with a car at an intersection in Boulder. The accident resulted in the deaths of two people in the car that was struck. He recently pleaded guilty to DUI and vehicular homicide (two counts). The guilty...
First-time DUI offense may cost person $13,000 in Colorado
According to recently released state statistics, driving while impaired in Colorado may actually feature an even higher cost than initially thought. For a first-time DUI offender in Colorado, driving under the influence costs more than $13,000 on average versus the...
Avoid a DUI Charge This Holiday Season
No one plans to be arrested over the holidays for a DUI. In fact, this is the time for family, fun, friends and yes, even a drink or two. However, one of the keys to making it a happy holiday season is to avoid driving after consuming alcohol, or at the very least,...
Hundreds of drivers recently arrested for DUI
Over 500 motorists in Colorado were taken into custody for driving under the influence during a period of 10 days around the Thanksgiving holiday in November. The arrests were made as part of a campaign called "The Heat is On." A total of 97 law enforcement agencies...
Man facing charges following DUI collision
A man in Colorado is currently facing charges of driving under the influence. Police said the man's decision to drive while intoxicated led to the death of a teenage boy as well as injuries to another individual. The alleged DUI accident occurred on a recent Thursday...
Man sentenced to jail for DUI after joking about it
A man in Colorado has received a sentence of 400 days behind bars after joking about having driven while intoxicated and causing a motor vehicle accident resulting in injury. The joking statement was presented during the man's jury trial back in October. His...
DUI charge filed against woman following utility pole crash
A woman was recently accused of drinking and driving in Colorado. She is said to have ended up causing an alleged DUI accident near an Air Force Academy. The crash happened early in the morning on a Tuesday. At around 4 a.m., a vehicle was going south along a street...
Alleged DUI driver charged with first degree murder
A man in Colorado who was accused of causing a fatal crash in October due to drunk driving now faces a charge of murder in the first degree. The alleged DUI accident took place on a Monday. The 25-year-old is accused of killing a 28-year-old woman in the crash. The...