Yes. You can be charged with DUI the morning after drinking in Colorado if alcohol still impairs your driving or your blood alcohol concentration (BAC) meets the legal threshold. Colorado recognizes impairment-based DUI, DUI per se at a BAC of 0.08% or higher at the time of driving or within two hours afterward, and driving […]
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Yes. You can face a DUI or DWAI charge in Colorado after taking prescription medication, even when a doctor prescribed the medication and you followed the directions. Colorado law focuses on whether alcohol, one or more drugs, or a combination affected your ability to drive safely. A lawful prescription does not, by itself, provide a […]
If you challenge a Colorado DUI breath test, the result does not automatically disappear from your case. A breath-test challenge usually focuses on whether the evidential breath alcohol test, or EBAT, followed Colorado testing rules, whether the operator and instrument met certification requirements, whether the required 20-minute deprivation period was completed, whether the two breath […]
Football season in Colorado Springs, Colorado can bring tailgates, watch parties, restaurant gatherings, late kickoffs, crowded parking areas, and heavier nighttime traffic. A DUI arrest after a game does not create a separate football-season offense. Colorado DUI, DWAI, DUI per se, drug-impaired driving, and related traffic laws apply in the same way they do throughout […]
Yes. You can be arrested for DUI or DWAI in Colorado after taking prescription medication, even when the medication was lawfully prescribed and taken according to directions. The central question is whether the medication, alone or combined with alcohol or another substance, affected your ability to drive safely. A valid prescription can explain why a […]
Labor Day weekend often brings increased impaired-driving enforcement across Colorado. The Colorado Department of Transportation funds 16 high-visibility enforcement periods each year around national holidays and major public events. These periods may include saturation patrols, sobriety checkpoints, and additional officers assigned to impaired-driving enforcement. If you are arrested for DUI in Colorado Springs, you may […]
A passenger usually cannot be convicted of DUI in Colorado merely because the driver was impaired. A DUI charge generally requires evidence that the accused person drove or was in actual physical control of a vehicle while impaired by alcohol, drugs, or both. A passenger may still face drug possession, open-container, obstruction, or other allegations […]
Refusing a breath test during a summer traffic stop in Colorado can trigger immediate administrative penalties, long-term license consequences, and increased legal exposure in court. The Law Firm of Mark S. Hanchey and Ben Peterson in Colorado Springs, Colorado often sees these cases involve both DMV proceedings and criminal court actions that move on separate […]
Many people in Colorado Springs believe that simply sleeping in a parked car after drinking alcohol will prevent a DUI charge. The Law Firm of Mark S. Hanchey and Ben Peterson frequently encounters situations where clients assumed they were safe because they were not driving, only to face serious legal consequences. Understanding Colorado’s DUI laws […]
During summer holiday weekends, Colorado Springs sees a notable increase in DUI checkpoints, as local law enforcement works to prevent impaired driving and maintain public safety. Drivers navigating city streets during these periods need to understand what to expect and how to respond appropriately. The Law Firm of Mark S. Hanchey and Ben Peterson emphasizes […]