Tag: dui
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Driver facing DUI after seriously injuring 4 in Pueblo crash
Pueblo police arrested a man after 11 p.m. Thursday after he allegedly he drove under the influence of alcohol and hit a Jeep, seriously injuring all four of its occupants, the agency announced in a press release. Jose Rojas-Fernandez, 54, “appeared to be intoxicated” when he was found by police about 100 yards from the…
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Deputies forcefully stop wrong way driver on I-25 near Fountain, Colorado Springs
A woman driving the wrong way on Interstate 25 in February was arrested by El Paso County sheriff’s deputies, who forcefully stopped the vehicle, the office announced Thursday. The driver, Gloria Ramos Pena, 42, did not stop for deputies attempting a traffic stop and was forced into the center median as other vehicles approached head-on.…
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DougCo deputy fired after DUI, careless driving arrest
A Douglas County Sheriff’s deputy was fired Friday after he was arrested by Parker Police the previous weekend. Andrew Sanders faces charges of driving under the influence, careless driving, assault on a police officer and obstruction in relation to a traffic stop just before 8 p.m. Feb. 7, according to a Friday news release from…
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EDITORIAL: Drinking, driving don’t mix; not for politicians, either
Last year, 234 people lost their lives in crashes involving an impaired driver on Colorado roadways. Among them was Sen. Faith Winter, a prominent state lawmaker from Westminster, who had more than twice the legal limit of alcohol in her blood when the car she was driving slammed into a truck that had stopped to…
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10th Circuit rules 20-year-old DUI convictions may be factor in deportation proceedings
The Denver-based federal appeals court concluded last month that it was appropriate for immigration authorities to consider a man’s 20-year-old impaired driving convictions when determining if he recently exhibited “good moral character.” Under federal law, an immigrant seeking to remain in the country is eligible for relief if they have been continuously present in the…
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Colorado Springs man arrested after ‘ramming’ police vehicles during I-25 pursuit
A drunken driver allegedly engaged in a police pursuit in Colorado Springs Saturday night, ending with Colorado State Patrol performing a tactical vehicle intervention to stop the suspect on Interstate 25. Just after 7:30 p.m., troopers responded to a Report Every Drunk Driver Immediately (R.E.D.D.I.) call involving a Dodge Ram pickup truck on I-25, just…
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Colorado Springs police officer injured during traffic stop
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An officer was treated for a minor injury after being struck in the head by debris following a vehicle striking a marked Colorado Springs police vehicle Thursday evening, according to a blotter entry from the department. Police were conducting a traffic stop around 11 p.m. on…
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Colorado Springs police officer injured during traffic stop
An officer was treated for a minor injury after being struck in the head by debris following a vehicle striking a marked Colorado Springs police SUV Thursday evening, according to a blotter entry from the department. Police were conducting a traffic stop around 11 p.m. on southbound Interstate 25 at Circle Drive when a vehicle driven…
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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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Suspects in fatal Colorado Springs crash were speeding at about 100 mph, witness reports
The two men facing vehicular homicide charges following a traffic crash in east Colorado Springs Saturday were speeding down Constitution Avenue “about 100 mph,” court documents allege. Julio Lopez and Christian Bustillo allegedly caused a three-vehicle crash around 9 p.m. by driving at a “high rate of speed.” The crash killed 61-year-old Charles Carlton, a…