Impaired driving crackdowns and checkpoints (Colorado State Patrol)

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The Colorado State Patrol conducted a sobriety checkpoint in Monte Vista on July 10 from 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. The results are as follows:

Total contacts made: 152
Total roadsides: 6
Total DUI/D Arrests: 2

Colorado State Patrol trooper in blue uniform administering a roadside breathalyzer test to a man in a grey jacket and black hat.

Another July sobriety checkpoint occurred on Highway 133 in Carbondale on July 26 from 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. The results will be reported on CSP’s website.

If you plan on drinking, taking medications or using impairing substances that may impact your ability to drive safely, plan on staying at home or make a plan for a rideshare, public transportation or a designated driver. If you see an impaired driver on the road, contact the Colorado State Patrol at *CSP (*277). Drivers who are caught driving impaired can expect the impact of a DUI arrest to include jail time, fines, fees, DUI classes and other expenses that can exceed $13,000, not to mention the social consequences when friends, family, colleagues and employers find out.

Access the Colorado State Patrol website to learn more about impaired driving crackdowns and checkpoints.