Tag: driving under the influence
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Pueblo teen injured in suspected DUI crash begins long road to recovery
Before the crash that upended his life and put three of his friends in the hospital, Kamen Guida was a high school senior preparing to march across the graduation stage and accept his diploma from Pueblo South High School. A hardworking honor student and two-sport athlete, his future seemed without limits. Now, his world has…
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Teller County deputy, son of sheriff, enters plea deal after DUI
CRIPPLE CREEK — Teller County Sheriff’s Deputy Chase Mikesell, son of Sheriff Jason Mikesell, pleaded guilty Thursday to driving under the influence. As part of the plea agreement, the remaining charges from an August crash were dismissed. Chase Mikesell, 26, appeared out of custody for the sentencing in Teller County court. A special prosecutor from…
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Teller County deputy, son of sheriff, enters plea deal after DUI
Teller County Sheriff’s Deputy Chase Mikesell, son of Sheriff Jason Mikesell, pleaded guilty Thursday to driving under the influence. As part of the plea agreement, the remaining charges from an August crash were dismissed. Chase Mikesell, 26, appeared out of custody for the sentencing in Teller County court. A special prosecutor from the 23rd Judicial…
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1 dead, 2 injured after car crashes into tree on East Platte Avenue early Sunday
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save One person was pronounced dead at the scene of a traffic crash in the 2300 block of Platte Avenue just after 2 a.m. Sunday, Colorado Springs police said. Investigators believe alcohol was a “contributing factor” in the single-vehicle crash, according to an online blotter entry. The…
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Colorado Springs woman arrested on charges of felony vehicular eluding
Colorado Springs police say they arrested Kimberly Nicholson, 54, Tuesday near Memorial Park for acting erratically, ultimately putting the community in danger. Police say a concerned citizen reported a woman screaming, yelling and driving recklessly at Memorial Park, near Prospect Lake Drive and Rio Grande Street. According to the police department online blotter, when officers…
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Pedestrian hit, injured by DUI driver in Colorado Springs on Sunday
A pedestrian was seriously injured and a driver was arrested after a crash in Colorado Springs on Sunday, according to law enforcement officials. Gwyn Gustafson faces charges of driving under the influence and vehicular assault, police said. Officers responded to a 10:15 p.m. call about a crash involving a pedestrian on West Cimarron Street near…
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Federal judge refuses to dismiss Fort Collins from another lawsuit involving officer’s wrongful arrests
For the second time in under a month, a federal judge has declined to dismiss Fort Collins from a lawsuit alleging the city’s own failures contributed to a police officer’s repeated wrongful arrests of motorists who were not actually intoxicated. Cody Erbacher is one of several arrestees who filed suit over their encounters with Jason…
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Appeals court rejects use of 86-year-old SCOTUS decision to challenge DUI conviction
Rejecting a creative argument from a man convicted of driving under the influence, Colorado’s second-highest court on Thursday concluded a line from an 86-year-old U.S. Supreme Court decision did not call into question the legitimacy of the defendant’s prior DUI offenses. The Sixth Amendment guarantees the assistance of counsel for criminal defendants. Most famously, the…
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Armed robbery suspect arrested after car chase, Colorado Springs police say
An armed robbery suspect was arrested early Saturday after leading Colorado Springs police on a chase in a stolen car, according to law enforcement officials. Kristoval Diaz, 23, faces several charges including robbery, motor vehicle theft, vehicular eluding and driving under the influence, police said. At about 10:40 p.m. Friday, officers responded to calls about…
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Wrong-way driver hits Colorado Springs police officer head-on, suspected of DUI
A Colorado Springs motorist who ran head-on into a police patrol car Friday night had been driving on the wrong side of the road, police said. Andre DeJesus, 55, faces multiple charges, including driving under the influence, according to police. A police officer heading north on North Academy Boulevard just before 10 p.m. Friday was…