Drugs and alcohol contribute to a number of accidents in Colorado. Many happen because the driver is impaired not by alcohol or illegal drugs, but legal drugs.
Until now, perhaps it has been a bit unclear what happens when a suspected drunk driver refuses a roadside sobriety test, but it's about to become crystal clear.
Mesa County law enforcement agencies are doing a good job keeping drunk and drugged drivers off of the street. With your help, they could do even more.
'Tis the season to be jolly, but, unfortunately, it's also the time when too many people are hitting the road while under the influence of alcohol - and risk facing Colorado's mounting consequences.
A man who crashed his motorcycle into a guardrail on the Redlands Parkway Thursday night (July 14) was found to have had alcohol and THC in his system at the time of the crash.