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The Impact of the Holidays on Divorce
Thanksgiving and Christmas can be unintended catalysts for divorce. These holidays can increase stress and conflict for married persons and former partners going through divorce proceedings. For most of us it is a stressful holiday season to begin with. That's why it...
Police crack down on DUI in Colorado over recent weekend
Officials in Colorado recently cracked down on drunk driving during a heightened enforcement period over the Halloween holiday. This enforcement period was started as part of Colorado's campaign called The Heat Is On. During the period, which ran from a Friday to a...
Woman enters not-guilty plea in connection with alleged DUI crash
A woman, 24, recently pleaded not guilty after reportedly drinking and driving and killing a bicyclist in Colorado back in June. The woman's formal charges include weaving, DUI (second offense), leaving a fatal accident scene and vehicular homicide. As a result of the...
Woman to be sentenced to prison following felony DUI arrest
A woman in Colorado recently pleaded guilty to felony driving under the influence. The woman charged with DUI is slated to receive her sentence in January. She faces anywhere from two to six years behind prison bars. The woman has received a conviction for driving...
Vehicular assault or homicide charge may stem from DUI accident
A woman in Colorado recently lost her life in a hit-and-run vehicle crash that police said was caused by drunk driving. Now, authorities are investigating a man on charges of vehicular homicide. When a person is charged with vehicular assault or homicide following a...
Man accused of killing cadet in DUID crash found guilty
A 28-year-old man in Colorado was recently found guilty of murder after driving while under the influence of methamphetamine and killing a police cadet. The cadet who was killed in the DUID accident was 21 years old. He was training to be a trooper at the time of the...
Military Divorce in Colorado and Complex Issues
Divorce is never easy, but divorces involving service members with civilian spouses can raise some additional issues. Before you officially file for divorce or legal separation, familiarize yourself with issues commonly impacting military divorces to help yourself...
Man accused of DUI multiple times sentenced to prison
A man in Colorado will face prison time after having been convicted of driving under the influence multiple times. Most recently, the man is said to have caused a vehicle crash that led to injuries to a man, 83. The man accused of DUI is 33 years old. The man pleaded...
Man faces DUI charge following hit-and-run accident
A man in Colorado has been accused of driving while under the influence. His alleged drinking and driving led to a crash. A person who faces a charge of DUI is always presumed innocent unless prosecutors can prove his or her guilt in court. The reported DUI crash took...
Man accused of DUI drives into park
A man in Colorado is currently facing charges of driving under the influence following a motor vehicle accident. The accident occurred on a recent Wednesday. At the time of the accident, the license of the driver had already been revoked due to previous DUI...
Man faces 7th DUI charge
Several people were arrested in one Colorado city over a recent weekend in August. For one of these individuals, however, being arrested for driving under the influence was nothing new. According to police, one of the men arrested was a seven-time DUI offender....
DUID law gives jury power to decide when it comes to marijuana
A Colorado law that went info effect in 2013 permits a judge or jury to infer that a motorist was driving under the influence of marijuana if a test of their blood reveals a level of five nanograms of THC per milliliter of blood in the driver's system at or around the...