Drunk Driving

We have previously written about how easy it can be to unintentionally drive “drunk.” Because even if you feel completely sober as a result of your personal tolerance, if your blood alcohol content (BAC) has not metabolized below the legal limit of .08 when you sit...

It is easier than one might initially think to end up on the wrong end of a suspected driving under the influence (DUI) charge. Even truly responsible and conscious adults can blow a .08 blood alcohol content (BAC) rating or just above if they have simply had some...

Reducing the rates of injurious and fatal drunk driving accidents that occur annually in the United States is a worthy goal. However, federal regulators and state legislators may be soon be approaching this goal in ways that ultimately harms more than helps...

Drunkenness is a relative state. Some individuals become intoxicated more quickly than others, while some sober up more promptly. As alcohol metabolizes in the bloodstream after one has stopped drinking, the individual's blood alcohol content (BAC) becomes less...

Earlier this month, a man suspected of driving under the influence (DUI) crashed into a visitor kiosk located on the Davidson Mesa. The kiosk has been a fixture on U.S. 36 for over 20 years. Unfortunately, visitors will now be required to find maps elsewhere, as the...

Just when you thought the drunk driving campaign was over, Colorado police have decided to begin again, sobriety checkpoints and all.When the summer DUI campaign, 100 Days of Heat*, ended in September, another campaign started. The increased drunk driving enforcement...

If a person in Colorado is convicted of driving under the influence (DUI), he or she faces the potential of up to six months in jail - just for a first offense; subsequent offenses raise possible jail sentences as high as one year. However, if that same person was...

As hot weather pummels Colorado, the Colorado State Patrol and statewide law enforcement agencies continue to add their own heat. As we discussed in the last blog posting, the summer-long 100 Days of Heat is an intensive crackdown on drunk driving throughout the...

Colorado drivers are taking the heat this summer as part of the Colorado Department of Transportation's statewide drunk driving campaign, Checkpoint Colorado - 100 Days of Heat. The campaign runs from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend. The goal? To arrest...

Colorado drivers who want to avoid a charge of Driving Under the Influence (DUI) have an ally in a smartphone app that estimates blood alcohol content (BAC).The Colorado Department of Transportation created the free "R-U-Buzzed" app to provide people who drink a...