Tag: Drunk Driver
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Colorado sees increase in DUI deaths while enforcement drops
Impaired driving deaths increased 41% between 2013 and 2023, but DUI arrests and case filings decreased by about 30%
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Alcohol sale to drunk driver not enough for liability, court rules
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Businesses are not liable for injuries caused by a drunk driver if they sold alcohol to the already-intoxicated motorist, but the person did not consume it before causing an accident, Colorado’s second-highest court ruled last month. A three-judge panel for the Court of Appeals answered a question never addressed before: Whether the state’s Dram Shop…
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Fundraisers seek to bring in $20,000 for mother, son killed in I-25 crash near Castle Rock
The week after a drunk driver killed a mother and son on Interstate 25 near Castle Rock, relatives of the two have started fundraisers to help with memorial and burial services. Between a GoFundMe page and proceeds from a fundraiser started by a relative who runs a Denver tattoo shop, they hope to raise $20,000.…
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Metro Denver on edge: Community activists press call for police accountability after shootings
The recent spate of officer-involved shootings in metro Denver that placed the metropolis on edge — four in four days — spurred some community activists to action Monday. At a rally on the west steps of the state Capitol Monday, several groups said they are organizing people across the state in response to the recent…
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Police: Drunk driver crashed into 16 parked cars in Denver neighborhood
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A man was arrested in Denver on Saturday night after he allegedly drove into 16 cars parked in the West Highland neighborhood, according to the Denver Police Department. Juan Tavera, 35, was arrested for driving under the influence and reckless driving, police said. Tavera is currently being held in the Downtown Detention Center without bond,…
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Drunk driver who killed an Aurora couple sentenced to nearly 2 decades behind bars
A 28-year-old motorist who has been previously convicted of DWAI and reckless driving was sentenced nearly 2 decades in prison for killing an Aurora couple while driving drunk in 2019. Cameron M. Smith, 28, was sentenced to 18 years in prison on two counts of vehicular homicide by Judge Shay Whitaker in Arapahoe County District…
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Two Thornton police vehicles damaged after being hit by suspected DUI driver
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A suspected drunken driver crashed into two Thornton police vehicles while driving on the wrong side of the road on Thursday night. An SUV was traveling west in the eastbound lanes on Thornton Parkway near…