Colorado Drunk Driving Articles

Law enforcement efforts across the state netted a total of 1556 charges of suspicion of driving under the influence in Colorado. The arrests were made between November 23 and January 3 as part of a special 'Heat Is On' campaign against drunk or impaired drivers. There were 1630 Colorado DUI arrests made during the same time period last year.

During the holidays, 41 people died in vehicular accidents, with one third of them being attributable to alcohol impairment. There were 5 alcohol related deaths around Thanksgiving, 9 during the entire month of December and zero during New Year's celebrations.

A spokesperson for the Colorado State Patrol said that law enforcement will remain vigilant in keeping the highways safe during the coming year. This year 668 people took a 'Plan Ahead Pledge' organized by the Colorado Department of Transportation that encouraged safe driving alternatives, such a using public transit, taking a cab or designating a sober driver.

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A nineteen-year old pulled a gun on a McDonald's employee at a drive-thru window in Colorado Springs around 11:20 Saturday night. Police stopped Delteek Wilson shortly after and arrested the teen for felony menacing, prohibited use of a weapon and driving under the influence in Colorado.

Two handguns were found in Wilson's vehicle. Two passengers were questioned and released.

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A University of Colorado student was arrested for riding a bike under the influence around 11:30 Saturday night after an unsteady ride through Boulder. Nineteen year old Patricia Forget rode her mountain bike through a red light at a major intersection and struck a car. Fortunately the driver saw Forget coming and remained stationery. Forget steadied herself by placing her hand on the hood of the car and then pedaled off only to strike the curb of the median and fall over.

A Boulder police officer who observed all this initiated a traffic investigation. Forget reportedly had red and watery eyes, laughed at inappropriate times and admitted she should not be riding her bike because she was "too drunk". She failed a series of field sobriety tests and had a blood alcohol content of 0.215%.

Forget was booked for drunk riding and the bike was confiscated for evidence. Police say this is the fifth DUI arrest of the year of a suspected drunken cyclist. There were three such arrests in 2008 and five last year.

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D.J. Williams, star linebacker for the Denver Broncos, was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence in Colorado early Friday morning. As a result, hehas been stripped of his team captaincy and will not start in next weekend's football game against the Kansas City Chiefs.

Williams was stopped shortly before 3:00 am for driving without his headlights. He was charged with CO DUI and taken to a detox facility. He appeared at the team practice on Friday but left soon after. The Broncos charged Williams for missing the practice and a team meeting. The team also expressed extreme disappointment in his "careless and irresponsible actions."

The NFL has the authority to fine or suspend a player for alcohol related offenses. Williams has a prior DUI arrest on his record from 2005, to which he pleaded guilty to impaired driving.

If convicted of the latest drunk driving offense, Williams could be receive a mandatory 10-day jail sentence or house arrest and serve two years of probation. He is scheduled to appear in court on December 13.

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Police in Colorado Springs arrested a man for hitting several houses while allegedly driving under the influence. The episode ended around 2:00 early Monday morning with Shawn Heidenkruger getting into an argument with one of the homeowners in a back yard. The homeowner pulled out a gun and fired a warning shot in the air. Heidenkruger fled the scene on foot, but was apprehended a short time later.

Heidenkruger suffered minor injuries from the collisions. No one in the houses was injured, though one garage sustained structural damage.

Heidenkruger, 40, was charged with numerous traffic violations, including Colorado DUI.

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A 37-year old driver of a Jeep Commander ran off the road at a t-intersection, struck a guardrail and rolled down an embankment into an irrigation canal in Weld County. The wreck occurred near the Timnath Reservoir shortly before 2:00 am Wednesday morning.

The driver, Eric Brian Wells, was pronounced dead at the scene. His six passengers all suffered moderate injuries, with some being trapped in the vehicle in the canal. The six were extracted by rescue crews and transported to local hospitals.

Colorado State Troopers investigating the accident believe that alcohol was a factor. Wells was charged with Colorado DUI in 2009, but pled guilty to a lesser charge of driving while ability impaired. He was arrested again with driving under the influence in Colorado in 2003, and he pled guilty to that charge.

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Police in Greeley report a man being busted twice for driving under the influence in Colorado. The second time was after the suspect stole a patrol car.

Adam Segura, 32, was stooped for speeding around 1:30 pm on September 9, and the officer noticed several signs of drinking, including slurred speech and an odor of alcohol. Segura admitted to drinking and he was arrested for suspicion of DUI in Colorado, handcuffed from behind and placed in a squad car. While the arresting officer and aback-up officer were interviewing witnesses, Segura managed to slip out of the cuffs, undo the seat belt and took off in the cruiser. Police pursued Segura for about a mile before he stopped near the entrance to Greeley Mall.

A police spokesperson says it is conducting an investigation but doubts the officer violated any department procedure, noting that there was no cage between the front and back seats. The vehicle was valued at over $20,000 and the special police equipment at another $10,000.

Segura's blood alcohol content registered 0.26%, more than three times the legal limit for impairment in Colorado. He was booked at the Weld County Jail on a total of 12 charges, including two counts of drunk driving in Colorado, escape, speeding and aggravated vehicle theft.

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The Colorado Department of Transportation has released preliminary numbers from the '100 Days of Heat' anti-drunk driving campaign. The total number of arrests for driving under the influence in Colorado dropped 12 percent, from 3,531 in 2009 to 3,111 arrests this year. The state-wide effort included saturation patrols and sobriety checkpoints conducted between Memorial Day Weekend and Labor Day Weekend.

The number of Colorado DUI arrests totaled 651 over the Memorial Day holiday; 591 over the Fourth of July; and 1650 during two weeks around Labor Day. In addition to a drop in the number of arrests, there was a 15% decline in alcohol related traffic fatalities – from 55 to 47.

Despite the official end of the '100 Days of Heat' campaign, state law enforcement agencies will continue crackdowns on DUI in CO this fall. Targeted dates include the Halloween weekend, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's.

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An Eagle County Sheriff's deputy stopped a Utah man on Interstate 70 Wednesday after numerous motorists called 911 to report a reckless driver. Eric Rapasy was pulled over around 7:00 pm after allegedly speeding, passing traffic on the right, cutting off other drivers and swerving.

Repasy told the deputy that he was hurrying to the hospital so see his dying son. The deputy, however, determined the story to be a lie. Repasy, 47, was charged with reckless driving, speeding and driving under the influence in Colorado. He was booked at the Eagle County jail, where he spent the night before posting $1000 bond.

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Police in Colorado Springs have arrested a man following an accident where his friend fell out of the bed of his moving truck. Brandon Davis was driving his 1996 Dodge Ram and two friends were standing in the bed of the truck. While turning left, Jason Matthews was ejected and he landed on the roadway suffering life threatening injuries.

Davis proceeded to flee the scene. Police found his truck outside his home and arrested him after a brief stand-off.

Davis was charged with driving under the influence in Colorado, vehicular assault and hit-and-run.

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