Tag: Driving Impaired
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Colorado officials offer Lyft credits for Super Bowl weekend: ‘Fans don’t let fans drive impaired’
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save “Fans don’t let fans drive impaired.” That’s the message from the Colorado Department of Transportation, as the country prepares for the upcoming Super Bowl between Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles in Glendale, Arizona. As the biggest game in football quickly approaches, Colorado’s transportation…
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Colorado warns of heavy traffic over Christmas weekend
The Colorado Department of Transportation is predicting heavier-than-normal traffic over the weekend in many parts of the state due to the Christmas holiday. The department is suspending all construction projects statewide from Thursday through Monday and from Dec. 30 through Jan. 3. “The holiday season is a busy time for travel, as Coloradans and visitors…
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Increased DUI enforcement for Christmas to begin Wednesday
Law enforcement agencies across the state will begin increased DUI enforcement Wednesday in an effort to prevent impaired driving over the Christmas holiday. Additional street patrols and DUI checkpoints will be in place from Wednesday through Dec. 29 by the Department of Transportation, Colorado State Patrol and 80 police and sheriff’s agencies, according to law…
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Uber to give $15 ride credits to Coloradans to prevent impaired driving
The Colorado Department of Transportation is partnering with Uber to give $15 ride credits to residents across the state in an effort to prevent impaired driving over the holidays. In total, $10,000 in ride credits will be distributed to Coloradans from Wednesday through Jan. 3. Colorado was one of only five states chosen for the…
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Colorado State Patrol to continue low tolerance enforcement through holiday season
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado State Patrol will continue its low tolerance enforcement of traffic laws through the winter holiday season, punishing violations that would have previously resulted in warnings. This comes as additional street patrols and DUI checkpoints were put in place last week by the state…
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Statewide Memorial Day DUI enforcement period begins Friday
An increased law enforcement presence will be felt along Colorado’s roadways beginning Friday as officials crack down on drunk, impaired driving. The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), Colorado State Patrol (CSP) and 86 local law enforcement agencies will join forces in the Memorial Day DUI enforcement period that begins Friday and lasts through June 1,…
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327 arrested during Colorado’s Thanksgiving DUI enforcement period
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In Colorado, 327 people were arrested for driving under the influence within 10 days during the state’s Thanksgiving DUI enforcement period, the Colorado Department of Transportation announced. The annual Thanksgiving enforcement period was held from Nov. 20 to Nov. 30, including increased patrols and DUI checkpoints from CDOT, Colorado State Patrol and 103 law enforcement…