Driving Under the Influence (DUI) is charged in Fort Collins and Larimer County when a person operates a vehicle while impaired by drugs or alcohol. A woman is facing this charge, along with some others, after she ended up in her car sideways in a drainage ditch. According to the report, the woman’s driving had been reported after she backed into a pole and parking stakes at a bar. When police caught up to her, she had been in a rollover crash and was in the drainage ditch. She was removed from the car and officers noted signs of impairment. She then became combative and kicked one of the officers. Her culminating act was kicking and biting (yes, biting) the police cruiser. Needless to say, the Assault on a Peace Officer charge is now the top charge in her case, a felony in Colorado, but she’s still facing the DUI charge as well.
Larimer County Driving Under the Influence Lawyer: Definition of DUI in Colorado
The Larimer County, Colorado law definition of Driving Under the Influence – C.R.S. 42-4-1301 – is:
Legislators have decided that a BAC of .08 or higher means the person is substantially incapable of operating a motor vehicle.
Sentence for Driving Under the Influence in Loveland and Estes Park
In Fort Collins, Loveland, and Estes Park the sentence for a Driving Under the Influence is dependent on the number of DUI or DWAI offenses on the person’s record. For a first offense, the accused faces 5 days to 1 year in Larimer County Jail. If the person has multiple offenses on their record, then the amount of incarceration goes up and can even be filed as a felony.