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NTSB recommends lowering DUI level to .05

admin — Wed, 15 May 2013 20:00:08 +0000

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued a report on May 14, 2013 calling on states to reduce the BAC limit to .05 for driving under the influence. The report, Reaching Zero: Actions to Eliminate Alcohol-Impaired Driving, notes that recent efforts have reduced the number of deaths from alcohol related crashes by 53% from Read the full article...

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US Supreme Court to Decide if Warrant Required for Blood Test in DUI

admin — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 19:33:16 +0000

The US Supreme Court heard oral argument yesterday (January 9, 2013) in a case that will decide whether a police officer may obtain a nonconsensual blood sample from a suspected drunk driver without a search warrant. In Missouri v. McNeely, the State of Missouri appealed a decision of the Missouri Supreme Court that found Read the full article...

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NTSB Recommends Ignition Interlock for All 1st Time DUI Offenders

admin — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 18:26:59 +0000

The National Transportation Safety Board today recommended that all first-time DUI offenders be required to have an ignition interlock device installed in their vehicles. The recommendation adopted by NTSB, came as part of the Board’s study on wrong-way collisions. The Board found alcohol-impaired driving was the leading cause of wrong-way collisions. According to the Read the full article...

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Is Technology Outpacing the Constitution?

admin — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 18:42:14 +0000

A recent New York Times article highlighted the struggles courts have had with electronic technology and search and seizure law. Traditional analysis states that the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution protects places and things in which a person has a reasonable expectation of privacy. So under what circumstances can police search a cellphone Read the full article...

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State Patrol Begins ’100 Days of Heat’ Campaign

admin — Fri, 25 May 2012 19:16:35 +0000

The Colorado State Patrol announced the launching of its ‘100 Days of Heat’ campaign that starts today. The campaign is an intensive crackdown on DUI’s during the summer months with a goal of reducing the number of deaths caused by alcohol and drug impaired drivers. According to the State Patrol’s press release, 67 people died Read the full article...

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Driving Under Influence of Drugs Bill Killed By Colorado Senate

admin — Fri, 18 May 2012 19:15:47 +0000

The Driving Under the Influence of Drugs bill was defeated this week in the Colorado Senate on a tie vote. The original bill was a casualty of the civil unions bill when it wasn’t brought to the floor of the Colorado House before the House went into recess last week. The bill was included in Read the full article...

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UPDATE: DEPT OF HEALTH BLOOD TESTS

admin — Tue, 08 May 2012 22:17:53 +0000

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) put out information that as of April 20, 2012, “no retest has resulted in a lower actual BAC than was originally reported.” This affidavit was sworn to by Cynthia Burbach, the Toxicology Lab Supervisor. We have learned that this information is not correct. We received a Read the full article...

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UPDATE: Dept of Health Blood Tests

admin — Tue, 01 May 2012 21:29:25 +0000

We have new information, since we first reported about the problems with blood testing at the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment. We subpoenaed the analyst, Mitchell Fox-Rivera for a DMV hearing on April 25, 2012. Much to our surprise, he appeared at the hearing by telephone. He testified that he had little to Read the full article...

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CO Department of Health Blood Tests Inaccurate

admin — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 20:25:27 +0000

In going through some police reports earlier this week, we came across a memo from the toxicology lab supervisor at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. The supervisor reported in her memo that several blood samples analyzed by a particular lab analyst who worked at the Department of Health were inaccurate. The lab Read the full article...

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OVER 400 DUI ARRESTS IN COLORADO DURING ST. PATRICK’S DAY WEEKEND

admin — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 20:59:05 +0000

This week, the Colorado State Patrol and Colorado Department of Transportation released statistics for DUI arrests over the St Patrick’s Day weekend. 112 agencies reported a total of 424 DUI arrests in Colorado for the 4 day weekend (Friday to Monday). 50 people were charged with DUI in El Paso County. By agency, that figure Read the full article...

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