Since amendment 64 passed in Colorado, legalizing marijuana, there’s been a lot of confusion about what that really means for drivers on the road. Ultimately, police and law enforcement are treating driving under the influence of marijuana exactly the same as they’re treating driving under the influence of alcohol. So, police out there are working on new techniques […]
Category Archives: DUI
Drunk Driving Penalties Are Stiff Driving under the influences cases are prosecuted extremely aggressively in Colorado and that’s only going to continue as time goes on but let’s talk about some of the penalties involved for a DUI offense. Generally speaking, on a first time DUI offense, unless there are extreme aggravators present, you’re not going […]
The holidays are upon us complete with holiday lights, good cheer, and of course, holiday and New Year parties. As the season gets into full swing, the police are also preparing. Each year DUI patrols are increased, and DUI checkpoints are established around the holidays. This year will be no different. We have heard from […]
In today’s world Driving Under the Influence or Driving While Impaired is the poster child of the campaign against bad actors behind the wheel, and with good reason. According to the latest NHTSA report, in 2005 alcohol at or over .08 was involved in 20% of fatal crashed in the U.S. What people may not know […]
Every law enforcement across the county gets more and more aggressive in pursuing DUI suspects. At the same time, national DUI limits keep falling. This translates into more and more DUI arrests each year. A Driving Under the Influence charge impacts virtually every aspect of someone’s life. In most states it affects their driver’s license, […]
Driving Under the Influence, also called DUI or DWI, is a significant societal problem. People get injured, and people die. These repercussions, along with the fact that DUI is avoidable, have led to a steady change in the way these cases are handled across the United States. Pushed on by the federal government, states have […]
This question comes up more and more often as the United States continues to increase enforcement and lower Blood Alcohol limits. The short answer is No, you can’t get into Canada with a DUI, a DWI, or any state’s equivalent charge. At least not without jumping through a series of hoops set up by the […]
Heading out on the golf course soon? If so, take a lesson from Gary Osborn from Southern California. Police were called after a woman woke up to find dried blood covering her face. She had no injury and her only memory was of playing golf with Mr. Osborn. At about the same time that the […]
In some small towns in Turkey, if your BAC is above 0.05%, you’re driven 20 miles out of town and are forced to walk back to the police station, escorted by the officers driving next to you. In France, the legal BAC limit is 0.05%. You must have a Breathalyzer in your car. In fact, […]
We have recently blogged about the tragic DUI fatality case in which Ever Olivos-Gutierrez has been accused of driving drunk and killing Juan Carlos Dominguez-Palomino, a 17 year old boy. Olivos-Gutierrez is an illegal immigrant with several prior DUI and Driving Under Suspension convictions. His blood alcohol content was 4 times above the legal limit, […]