Tag: dui
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Recent street racing violence sparks concerns in southeast Colorado Springs
Recent street racing meetups in southeast Colorado Springs have erupted into gunfire, causing some injuries and prompting law enforcement investigation. Most recently, a shooting at a meet-up in late September injured a juvenile. The incident occurred in the 3000 block of South Academy Boulevard near Hancock Expressway at about 12:20 a.m. on Sept. 22, police…
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Colorado Supreme Court tosses Boulder DA’s appeal for failure to follow procedure
Although the Colorado Supreme Court indicated earlier this year that it might intervene in an ongoing Boulder County prosecution implicating a key 2020 police reform law, the justices reversed course last week after realizing the district attorney’s office neglected to follow the correct appellate procedure. Originally, the prosecution sought the Supreme Court’s immediate guidance on…
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Motorcyclist identified in fatal crash on Galley Road and Murray Boulevard
The El Paso County Coroner’s Office has conducted an autopsy of the motorcyclist killed in a crash Aug. 3 and identified him as 43-year-old Kevin Bland. On Aug. 3, the Colorado Springs Police Department responded to a call for service regarding a traffic crash that involved a motorcyclist. According to police a nearby community member…
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Appeals court clarifies legal significance of failed blood draws on DUI suspects
Colorado’s second-highest court clarified on Thursday that the inability of medical personnel to successfully draw blood from a suspected drunk driver amounts to an “extraordinary circumstance” excusing law enforcement from completing the blood test. The case out of Gilpin County came to the Court of Appeals in an unusual way. Jurors acquitted Craig Spencer of felony…
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Father and daughter killed in Wednesday crash identified
A Peyton man and his 12-year-old daughter have been identified as the victims of the July 10 head-on-collision on U.S. Highway 24. The El Paso County Coroner’s Office confirmed the man to be Brent Pyatt, 41. A GoFundMe page purportedly set up by the family identified the 12-year-old as Pyatt’s daughter Emma Joy Pyatt. The…
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Second federal judge refuses to dismiss lawsuit against Fort Collins for officer’s wrongful DUI arrests
A second federal judge on Tuesday refused 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. Carl Sever is one of several arrestees who filed suit over their encounters with Jason Haferman, the former “DUI officer” for…
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Colorado Supreme Court to hear medical malpractice appeal, signals interest in DUI case
The Colorado Supreme Court announced on Monday it will review whether the longstanding provision in state law generally capping medical malpractice awards to plaintiffs also applies to the interest accrued from the time of the plaintiff’s injury, without exception. At least three of the court’s seven members must agree to hear a case on appeal.…
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2 victims identified following fatal multi-vehicle crash in Colorado Springs
The two victims of a three-way car crash in Colorado Springs on Sunday morning have been identified by the El Paso County Coroner’s Office. According to the Colorado Springs Police Department, at 11:30 a.m. Sunday, officers received reports of a three-way car crash at South Powers and East Fountain boulevards. Upon arrival, officers discovered two…
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Colorado Supreme Court overrules itself on felony DUI, makes it harder for defendants to challenge convictions
The Colorado Supreme Court took the unusual step on Monday of partially overruling its own landmark decision from less than four years ago, concluding drunk drivers who were not tried in accordance with state law are not entitled to automatic reversal of their convictions. The court’s majority also clarified that when settled law changes during…
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Colorado Supreme Court rules DUI suspects may revoke consent to blood test, requiring warrant
Suspected drunk drivers do have the ability to revoke their consent to a blood or breath test, meaning police will generally need to get a warrant to measure intoxication levels, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Monday. Although the U.S. Supreme Court has not explicitly held that states cannot legislate consent for warrantless blood draws…