DUI

Local News

Colorado State Patrol trooper hospitalized after suspected impaired driver runs stop sign

occurred Saturday southwest of Durango; security footage captured incident

April 20, 2026

Local News

Suspected DUI crash in Cortez leaves motorcyclist dead

received REDDI report moments before collision

March 26, 2026

Local News

‘Endurance’ artist saddened by roundabout sculpture damage

Durango woman suspected of impaired driving struck Florida Road installation

March 10, 2026

Regional News

One dead, three injured by suspected drunken driver at Kayenta parade

was ‘meant to bring joy, unity and holiday spirit,’ but became ‘tragic incident,’ Navajo president says

December 24, 2025

Local News

Cortez man dies in suspected DWI crash on U.S. Highway 491 near Shiprock

Arizona man arrested on suspicion of drunken driving

December 24, 2025

Regional News

Colorado state senator was legally drunk in car crash that killed her, authorities say

Broomfield Democrat rear-ended a Ford F-350 flatbed truck

December 22, 2025

Local News

Durango man charged with alleged ninth drunken driving offense

Cochran, 56, was arrested Monday by La Plata County Sheriff’s Office

November 13, 2025

Local News

Driver who plunged off Red Mountain Pass had nearly 40 times legal limit of THC

occurred Aug. 5 on north side of summit

September 12, 2025

Local News

Colorado State Patrol concludes operation designed to catch drunken drivers

in Ouray and Archuleta counties serves as reminder not to drink and drive

August 27, 2025

Local News

Vehicle mysteriously appears on Colorado Trail near Durango

Driver, accused of DUI, rolled truck onto path; removal poses a challenge

August 13, 2025

New Mexico

Former San Juan County, N.M., prosecutor found guilty of DWI

O’Brien sentenced to supervised probation

July 18, 2025

Local News

La Plata County woman sentenced to jail for vehicular assault

Jernberg-Feely, 46, was driving under the influence when she hit and injured a motorcyclist

May 3, 2025

Local News

Blood draw warrant for former Montezuma DA ‘illegal,’ defense attorney says

files motion to suppress evidence in DWI case

February 24, 2025

Local News

Snowdown was busy but smooth, Durango police say

Officer-initiated calls ticked up slightly from past years, while DUI arrests were down slightly

February 3, 2025

Regional News

Man suspected of DUI charged in connection with triple-fatal crash

CDOT workers and a 67-year-old woman died on side of road in Mesa County

December 19, 2024

The Durango Herald

Sheriff’s office violating open records law in Cortez DA’s alleged DUI case, watchdog says

Records of warrant, draft documents and videos in crash being withheld

December 16, 2024

Local News

Woman charged in connection with Florida Road crash hitting motorcyclist

Victim’s fiancee says they are taking his recovery ‘day-by-day’

September 5, 2024

Local News

Florida Road crash leaves motorcyclist in critical condition

Alcohol suspected after SUV swerved into oncoming lane

August 21, 2024

Local News

Utah woman sentenced to prison for 2023 hit-and-run

Brittany Dee pleaded guilty to a felony charge

August 20, 2024

Local News

Woman charged in Durango hit-and-run has bail revoked after holiday DUI

Brittany Dee, 24, was arrested while driving back from Silverton on July 4

July 8, 2024

Local News

Durango bar retains liquor license after run-ins with the law

Co-owner and former manager at 8th Ave. Tavern removed from license

May 28, 2024

Regional News

Top Republican in Colorado House, who is also running for Congress, was arrested in 2022 on DUI charge

Lynch pleaded guilty to driving while ability impaired and being in possession of a gun while drunk

January 18, 2024

Local News

Drunken driving suspect makes wrong turn onto railroad tracks

Durango police find SUV high-centered on D&SNG right of way

September 26, 2023

Local News

Durango woman charged with vehicular assault in connection with Main Ave. crash

Nezhoni Patton, 19, suspected of drunken driving at 10 a.m.

August 24, 2023