Breaking News In the last few days, a news story broke about an Aurora Police officer who was found passed out drunk behind the wheel of his unmarked patrol car while on duty in the spring of 2019. The officer was not charged with any crime, nor was he fired. This is a clear case […]
Category Archives: DUI
Let’s face it, DUIs can happen to anyone from any walk of life. If you’ve already received a DUI, the trick is to not receive another one. If you haven’t gotten a DUI, the trick is to not get your first one! With those goals in mind here are some top tips that the best DUI […]
We recently blogged on the tragic case of Ever Olivos-Guttierez, the undocumented alien who slammed into the vehicle of 17 year old Juan Carlos Dominguez-Palomino. Mr. Olivos-Guttierez fled the scene, and the young Dominguez-Palomino was killed. In a very unusual move, the Arapahoe County District Attorney’s office charged Mr. Olivos-Guttierez with 1st Degree Murder. In […]
Filing A Civil Claim In a Drinking Under the Influence (DUI) Case According to Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD),up to 75 percent of individuals convicted of DUI continue to drive with a suspended license. If you are injured as a result of a DUI-related accident, you may have to file a claim against the drunk […]
In 2015, Colorado passed a law which made a fourth DUI or more a felony offense. By definition, a felony is a crime in which the sentence includes the possibility of prison time. In this case, a felony DUI is punishable by 2 to 6 years in prison. However, despite the seriousness of this mandate, many of […]
Recent ad campaigns are approaching the issue of DUI in terms of cost. See the guy moving back into his mother’s basement? He just had to spend over 10k on a DUI and the expense is another serious punishment. Not to mention that his lifestyle is seriously cramped living at home. So just how accurate are […]
In August 2015, Colorado passed the felony DUI bill. And what that did is made it a felony if someone receives a DUI after having three or more prior DUIs. Now those priors could be in this state or any other state. Prior to that, all DUIs were a misdemeanor, doesn’t matter how many priors you had before, […]
Many issues come up when someone is faced with a DUI but when you are not a permanent citizen, one of the biggest fears is deportation. What gets you deported? When a person is admitted into the US it is a conditional agreement based on a number of things, for example, having secured work, being […]
Virtually any time you are stopped and investigated for suspicion of DUI, the officer is going to ask you if you would be willing to perform Standard Field Sobriety Tests, otherwise known as Roadside Maneuvers. These tests were developed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, or NHTSA, beginning in 1975. Today, 40 years later, these […]
The Colorado state legislature recently passed a bill that is sitting on the governor’s desk waiting his signature. Following a few failed attempts to pass a similar law in recent years, this bill will up the stakes for habitual drunk drivers. Before this bill, Colorado was one of only five states that continued to charge repeat DUI […]