Category: DUI

 

Were you or a loved one charged with driving under the influence (DUI) over the Fourth of July weekend?

 

You’re not the only one.

 

The Fourth of July itself is one of the most notorious holidays for dangerous driving, and the holiday weekend consistently sees more traffic-related fatalities and incidents of drunk driving than any other holiday weekend during the year.

 

To prevent traffic fatalities, law

 

Getting stopped by the police on suspicion of a DUI – or for any reason – can be a stressful and nerve-racking experience. But how you react and interact with a police officer once you’ve been pulled over is important, because your actions could potentially be used as probable cause for a search – or even used against you in order to ensure a conviction.

 

That’s why it’s

 

Imagine you’re at happy hour after work and you have a single drink. Or you’re at a friend’s dinner party and you decide to drink a glass of wine. When it starts to get late and you need to be heading home, what do you do?

 

Many people in these situations make the decision to drive themselves home. Most likely they’re not “feeling it” at all, and the

 

With the legalization of marijuana in Colorado, concerns about driving under the influence of marijuana have heightened. Are the roads more or less dangerous since Amendment 64 was passed?

 

Colorado State Patrol has only been tracking marijuana impaired driving citations for two years, but the numbers have gone down since the first year of tracking – even if they’ve only gone down slightly.

 

In 2014, 5,546 citations

 

 

 

Contrary to popular belief, hiring a DUI defense attorney is not the highest expense associated with a drunk driving arrest.  The cost of conviction includes not only the criminal fines—which increased nationwide in 2015—but also administrative fees, and raised insurance rates.

 

The Real Cost of a DUI Conviction

 

Assuming no property damage or injuries occurred, the base criminal fine for your first DUI conviction ranges