Colorado Drunk Driving Lawyer - DUI / DWAI
Don't let a Colorado Driving Under the Influence (DUI) / Driving While Ability Impaired (DWAI) ruin your life.
Aside from the obvious consequences such as fines, imprisonment, and loss of your driving privileges, there are other consequences that may follow a DUI / DWAI conviction. Employers are permitted to discriminate against those with criminal records, and you may lose your job or find increased difficulty obtaining future employment. If you drive a commercial vehicle for a living, you may be required to surrender your license. But even if your job is not an issue, your insurance rates may skyrocket, or you may not be able to get insured at all. In this era of easy criminal background information access, you may also be restricted from travel to foreign countries such as Canada. If children were in your car, the police frequently also charge you with Reckless Endangerment. There are plenty of good reasons for mounting an aggressive defense against DUI / DWAI charges in Colorado. Read our Common DUI / DWAI Questions Page.
Being accused of DUI or DWAI does not mean you are guilty.
Whether you are stopped by the Colorado State Patrol, a County Sheriff's Deputy, Police Officer or any one the dozens of law enforcement agencies in Colorado, you have the choice to hire a lawyer and mount an aggressive defense to prevent any of the harmful consequences listed above. At O'Malley Law Office, P.C., we draw upon years of experience and hundreds of successfully fought DUI / DWAI cases to win your case. Click here to learn the difference between DUI and DWAI.
After a traffic stop, you have the choice whether to submit to roadside maneuvers or a portable breath test. Even though law enforcement may not tell you, they are voluntary. You have the choice whether to submit to a field sobriety test or a breathalyzer test. It is generally not in your best interest to submit to these tests.
If you have a Colorado driver's license, you already gave your "expressed consent" for the police to administer an approved blood alcohol test in order to determine your blood alcohol concentration or content (BAC), following the officer's decision to arrest you. At this point, you are required to take one of two tests: the breath test or the blood test. If you refuse, you will automatically lose your license for at least one year.
Defending your DUI / DWAI involves analyzing several factors which come into play, such as the legality of the traffic stop, your responses and the results to any field sobriety tests, or the accuracy of the breathalyzer or blood test, and the BAC reading itself. The attorney's at O'Malley Law Office will fight for you every step of the way by:
- Challenging the legality of your traffic stop
- Suppression of evidence
- Defending you at your administrative hearing to keep your driving privileges
- Challenging the breathalyzer results
- Interaction with DMV officials and court personnel
- Referral to alcohol classes and treatment centers, if appropriate
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