During the Memorial Day DUI enforcement period, 231 impaired drivers were arrested, which is a decrease from the 323 arrests made during this enforcement in 2019.
An average of 60 impaired drivers are arrested for DUI in Colorado every day.
The Colorado blood-alcohol limit for a driving-under-the-influence charge is 0.08% or higher, and for a driving-while-ability-impaired charge, it is 0.05% or higher.
First-time DUI offenders can be punished with up to one year in jail, license suspension and thousands of dollars in fines. However, a driver can be charged with a DUI if their alcohol content is anywhere above zero. The Colorado Department of Transportation encourages all drivers who have consumed any amount of alcohol to refrain from driving.