Tag: Csp
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Colorado State Patrol, Douglas County sheriff partner on one-day ‘move over’ enforcement operation
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office and Colorado State Patrol announced plans this week on a one-day enforcement campaign focused on drivers moving over for stationary and emergency vehicles. CSP’s “slow down, move over” enforcement period, taking place all day Wednesday, targets motorists traveling Interstate 25 and C-470, according to a state patrol news release. Wednesday’s…
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Where are the upcoming Colorado DUI checkpoints?
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado State Patrol announced DUI checkpoints are scheduled for August 15 through August 23 in four counties across the state. CSP is working with local law enforcement in El Paso, Gilpin, Ouray and Archuleta counties during the patrol’s “100 Deadliest Days of Summer” campaign…
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Motorcycle deaths up 60% in Colorado since 2018
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Motorcycle fatalities have jumped 60% since 2018, and 2024 was Colorado’s deadliest year ever for motorcyclists, according to a report from the Common Sense Institute. Meanwhile, passenger vehicle deaths decreased by 7% and traffic enforcement has dropped 54%. In 2024, 165 motorcyclists died on Colorado’s…
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Colorado State Patrol focusing on St. Patrick’s Day drinking and driving
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St. Patrick’s Day revelers should be careful not to drink and drive over the weekend because the Colorado State Patrol is going to be on high alert and looking for impaired drivers in Jefferson and Clear Creek counties. The agency will increase patrols Friday through Sunday to deter drunk driving on major traffic arteries and…
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Colorado State Patrol announces speeding-prone counties
The Colorado State Patrol announced the counties with the highest number of extreme speeders going 20 or more miles per hour over the speed limit. El Paso County had the most by far, more than doubling the next county on the list. In 2024 troopers issued 14,477 citations for extreme speeding. Speeding 25 miles per…
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CSP holding public meeting in Grand Junction on new commercial motor vehicle chain law
The Colorado State Patrol and the Colorado Department of Transportation are holding a conference in Grand Junction on Tuesday to advise commercial vehicle drivers of the new state motor vehicle chain laws that went into effect September 1, 2024. The conference will take place at the Pilot Truck Stop at 2195 Highway 6 & 50,…
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Aurora teen killed in wrong-way collision on Interstate 70
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An 18-year-old Aurora man is dead following a wrong-way crash on eastbound Interstate 70 near Watkins early Sunday morning. The teenager was driving in the opposite direction before colliding head-on with a semi-truck, according to a Colorado State Patrol news release on Monday. At around 12:15 a.m., CSP received a call about a driver driving…
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DUI enforcement surge planned for Summit, Clear Creek counties
Thirty-three fatal crashes and 180 crashes with serious injuries in the last five years along the I-70 corridor through Summit and Clear Creek counties has led to the Colorado State Patrol conducting saturation patrols on Saturday. According to a news release, the operation will include the I-70 corridor and major roads in the area. Most…
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Want to be a trooper? Colorado State Patrol accepting applications
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado State Patrol is accepting applications for its 2023 Trooper Cadet Classes, agency officials announced Tuesday. The Patrol will accept applications until March 6, with this current application period serving as a comprehensive pool for the three upcoming academy classes, according to a news release.…
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Half of Coloradans rate highways unsafe, state troopers score high on professionalism, respect
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Half of Coloradans rate the state’s highways unsafe, even as they gave relatively high marks to Colorado State Patrol troopers for professionalism. A significant majority also said state patrol officers treated them with respect. These were among the highlights of the 2022 Colorado State Patrol Public…