DUI

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, two in three people will be involved in a drunk driving accident. This means that this is something that almost everyone will encounter at some point in their lives, whether they are the victim or the driver. Drunk driving is a serious and well-versed crime and the […]

Driving under the influence: this is something that resonates throughout news articles, social media, and casual conversation. It is something that we’ve always been warned against. However, despite the buzz about DUI’s, it can happen to anyone, and is surprisingly more common than you may have thought. Here are 5 shocking facts about DUI’s: Two

Clients will ask us if they should request the officer for the DMV Express Consent hearing. We usually tell them to say no, unless the arresting officer was from the Colorado State Patrol. This way, we can review the police reports that DMV sends to the client about two weeks after the DMV hearing has been requested.

New Law Allows Driver To Contest Validity of DUI Traffic Stop At DMV License Revocation Hearing The Governor recently signed HB 13-1077 which allows a driver to challenge at a DMV hearing the lawfulness of a police officer’s initial contact or traffic stop with a driver arrested for DUI. Under this law, the Hearing Officer shall

As a consequence of The Persistent Drunk Driving Act of 1998, the Persistent Drunk Driving Committee formed in an effort to develop and implement programs aimed at deterring persistent drunk and drug-related driving.   The PDD Committee consists of several state agencies including the Colorado Department of Human Services, State Judicial Branch, Department of Transportation, and

Depending on the circumstances surrounding a DUI or DWAI charge, a court may sentence the convicted to mandatory alcohol awareness classes. This type of sentence is often the case for plea bargains or deferred sentences for alcohol-related offenses. Also, these mandatory classes usually serve as the condition for license reinstatement. That said, however, some cases do

In an effort to curb the number of instances of DUI and DWAI instances, police departments and other governmental agencies have started pairing up and combining their forces.  For instance, the Colorado Springs Police Department and the Colorado Department of Transportation often pair together during the CSPD’s Heat is On programs.  These programs typically run

Many of us had, at one point or another, found ourselves at a restaurant or out at a bar at night after an evening full of friends and a few drinks. And many of us, in this situation, have been faced with the question of whether or not we should get behind the wheel of

There are few things that can cause stress to a driver more than being pulled over after having had a few drinks and failing to perform well on the sobriety field test. Most drivers know just how much a DUI or DWI conviction can affect their lives, and no one wants to be subjected to