Tag: driving under the influence
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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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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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Grim new record set for traffic deaths in Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A grim record was set in Colorado Springs early Tuesday when a single-vehicle crash killed a 21-year-old man, pushing the number of traffic fatalities in the city to 50 this year, police reported. Johnathan Dalton, of Colorado Springs, was one of the passengers in a…