Man Charged with DUI in Colorado After Falling Out of Truck

Vodka bottles found in vehicle of man accused of drunk driving in Colorado.

The Eagle Police Department was contacted by members of the city fire department, warning them of a potential drunk driver. When police arrived on the scene around 9:30 pm they observed the truck pull away from a nearby business, weave through traffic lanes and hit a curb. The truck then slowly crossed the road, jumped another curb, traversed a sidewalk and rolled onto a grassy area before coming to a stop.

When police approached the vehicle the driver was eating a hamburger. Officers detected a strong odor of alcohol and when they asked the man to exit his vehicle he fell out of the truck cab and had to be caught. Asked if he had been drinking, the man replied he had a couple of vodkas. The driver could not produce a driver’s license or proof of insurance card. He gave the officers permission to search his vehicle for the latter item and they found three nearly empty liter bottles of vodka.

The driver failed several field sobriety tests and refused to submit to a breath test. He was charged with driving under the influence in Colorado, failure to have insurance, driving with a revoked license, careless driving and for having an open container in his vehicle. He was taken to a local detox center.

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