DUI, DUID, and DWAI

Practice areas offered by the Law Offices of Joshua Johnson, LLC

Alcohol-Related Driving Offenses

Colorado’s drunk driving laws are among the nation’s harshest; it is one of the few states with an adult DWI offense for a blood alcohol concentration as low as .05 percent. If you have been charged with Driving Under the Influence (DUI) or Driving While Ability Impaired (DWAI), you should consult an attorney. Depending on your blood alcohol concentration and history of prior convictions, these offenses can result in significant consequences, including the loss of driving privileges, mandatory monitored sobriety, alcohol education/therapy classes, community service, substantial fines, substantially increased insurance premiums and even jail.

You can no longer expect to plead a drunk driving case down to a non alcohol-related traffic offense in Colorado, unless there is something grossly wrong with the arrest or the evidence against you. Instead, if you want to fight your DUI case, you'll have to do it the old-fashioned way—through the skill and hard work of your defense counsel.

The Law Offices of Joshua Johnson will work hard to defend you against the possible consequences of a DUI or DWAI conviction, including seeking, whenever possible, an early dismissal of the case based on insufficient grounds for pulling your car over, lack of probable cause to place you under arrest or problems with the blood or breath test.

Drug-Related Driving Offenses

It also is illegal in Colorado to drive while under the influence of or impaired by a drug – whether that drug is illegal or legal to possess. The drug involved can be something legally prescribed by a doctor or obtained over the counter at a pharmacy. A criminal charge can be filed if the drug allegedly had mind- or body-altering effect causing impairment to the ability to drive.