Tag: Driving
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Colorado State Patrol conducts aerial operation to combat ‘Reckless Riders’ motorcyclists
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado State Patrol partnered with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office to conduct a traffic enforcement operation targeting reckless motorcycle driving behavior on Saturday. According to CSP more than 45 vehicles, including 25 motorcycles, were contacted during the operation with the assistance of the patrol’s Aircraft…
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Colorado State Patrol to begin targeted DUI enforcement Wednesday
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado State Patrol and 51 local law enforcement agencies will begin a period of targeted DUI enforcement on Wednesday. The six-day period — Wednesday through Monday — will include additional saturation patrols, sobriety checkpoints and on-duty law enforcement, the Colorado Department of Transportation said in a…
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Colorado State Patrol to hold increased DUI enforcement period starting Thursday
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado State Patrol will increase DUI enforcement for a 14-day period starting Thursday, using patrols and sobriety checkpoints to target impaired drivers on the road. The targeted period of enforcement will take place during what’s known as the 100 Deadliest Days of Summer — the period…
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Colorado State Patrol focusing on St. Patrick’s Day drinking and driving
St. Patrick’s Day revelers should be careful not to drink and drive over the weekend because the Colorado State Patrol is going to be on high alert and looking for impaired drivers in Jefferson and Clear Creek counties. The agency will increase patrols Friday through Sunday to deter drunk driving on major traffic arteries and…
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Daylight saving time 2024: When does Colorado spring forward?
Daylight saving time (DST) begins in Colorado at 2 a.m. Sunday, meaning our clocks move forward one hour and sunset will be after 7 p.m. for the first time in 2024. The official sunrise on Sunday will be at 7:18 a.m., in Denver and sunset will occur at 7:02 p.m. Unfortunately, everyone loses an hour…
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Denver lowers speed limit on section of Santa Fe Drive
Drivers traveling along a nearly half mile section of Santa Fe Drive will need to slow down from 30 miles per hour to 25 after the Denver Department of Transportation and Infrastructure lowered the speed limit. The new speed limit went into effect on Friday and applies to the roadway on Santa Fe Drive from…
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Woman arrested in Commerce City road rage shooting
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A woman is facing attempted murder charges after authorities say she shot another woman during a road rage incident in Commerce City earlier this month. The FBI’s Safe Streets Task Force and Adams County Sheriff’s Office arrested 24-year-old Destenie Edwards on Wednesday near East 88th…
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Officials: Drowsy driver caused major crash, 36-hour-plus closure of I-25
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A weekend traffic crash involving a fuel tanker near Loveland that spilled upward of 11,500 gallons of diesel fuel is thought to have been caused by a drowsy driver, the Colorado State Patrol said Monday. Interstate 25 between exits 255 and 257 was shut down…
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As Presidents’ Day approaches, CDOT urges drivers to remain vigilant with winter driving, driving sober
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Traditionally, Presidents’ Day weekend is a time when thousands of Coloradans leave town and head into the mountains along the Interstate 70 mountain corridors. This time of year is also considered to be the “unofficial midpoint” of winter by the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT),…
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Colorado’s Older Driver Safety Awareness Week kicks off Monday
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The state and the Colorado Department of Transportation are observing Older Driver Safety Awareness Week from Monday to Friday to promote mobility and safety among older Coloradans. In 2019, 122 drivers older than 65 years old were involved in fatal crashes and 77 died in…