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    • The Most Common Things That Distract Negligent Drivers
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    • How Does Alcohol Physically Impair the Ability of Drivers
    • What Is a Phantom Vehicle and Why Are They So Common?
    • Why Amazon Delivery Drivers Rush, Endangering Us All
    • How Dashcams Help Colorado Injury Claims
    • Comparative Negligence in Colorado
    • Road Dangers Posed to Us on St. Patrick’s Day
    • A Expressive Aphasia from Car Crashes and Other Accidents
    • How Winter Weather Plus Parking Garages Equals Danger
    • The Causes of Toll Booth Lane Accidents
    • When Animals Contribute To Wrong-Way Accidents
    • What To Do if You Were Hurt in a Crash on a Highway
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    • Colorado Springs Accidents Involving Uber
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    • What Led to a Dramatic Increase in Colorado Accident Fatalities?
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    • The Impact of Covid on Colorado Auto Safety
    • What Dangers Should You Look Out for on Highways in Colorado Springs?
    • Recommended Automobile Maintenance to Help Avoid Accidents
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    • Why You Should Not Give an Insurance Adjuster a Recorded Statement
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    • How New Vehicles Keep Pedestrians Safer
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    • How Often Are Hit-and-Runs Solved?
    • How COVID-19 Caused a Speeding Spike
    • Miss and Runs: Just as Dangerous as a Collision
    • Dram Shop Liability: How It Factors Into Your Claim
    • Do Hands-Free Devices Really Improve Safety?
    • Getting the Most Out of Your Accident Claim
    • Snow Makes Mountains Hard to Traverse
    • How Many Vehicles Can Colorado Handle?
    • Marijuana Leads to More Crashes
    • Is a Crash on Campus Handled Differently, When It Comes to Filing a Claim?
    • Have a Safer Road Trip This Summer
    • Are Insurance Companies on Your Side?
    • Poor Car Care Can Leave You Liable
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    • Were You the Victim of a Hit-and-Run in Colorado Springs?
    • Summer Road Trip Danger in Colorado
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    • Best Friends Killed in Colorado Crash
    • Three Injured, One Arrested, In Colorado Springs Vehicle Accident
    • Lower Gas Prices Mean More Traffic Deaths This Summer, Experts Say
    • 4 of the Most Annoying Things to Do on a Road Trip
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    • Child Severely Injured in Colorado Springs Car Crash
    • Colorado Springs Woman Critically Injured in Car Crash
    • Rollover Crash in Colorado Springs Proves Fatal
    • Students Killed in Two Separate Colorado Springs Crashes
    • Dealing with Insurance Companies after your Colorado Springs Auto Accident
    • Running Red Lights Can Cause Serious Injuries and Deaths
    • Distracted Driving Continues to Put Drivers, Others at Risk
    • What are the Causes and Effects of Single-Vehicle Rollovers in Colorado?
    • Does Opioid Use Increase Car Accident Risks? One Study Says Yes
    • Six Signs You’re Too Tired to Drive
    • How to Properly Use a Seat Belt While Pregnant
    • Holiday Safety Tips for Colorado Drivers
    • Officials Hope Westminster, Colorado Traffic Signal Reduces Accident Rates
    • Study Links Video Game Play to Reckless Driving Among Teens
    • Texting and Driving May Have Deadly Consequences
    • To Protect Yourself in a Colorado Rollover, Understand How Rollover Accidents Work
    • Colorado Couple Suffers Injury in Vehicle Accident, Fire
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    • Guns in Airports: The Penalties You May Face
    • How Long Will My Criminal Defense Case Take to Resolve?
    • El Paso County, CO Three-Strikes Law and Habitual Offenders
    • The Role of a Criminal Defense Attorney in Teller County, CO
    • Teller County, Colorado’s Statute of Limitations for Criminal Charges
    • Unconstitutional Police Search and Seizure: Know Your Rights
    • Facing Hit-and-Run Charges? Here Are Some Common Defenses
    • Breaking Down Colorado’s New Anti-Ghost Gun Law
    • Burglary vs. Robbery in Colorado Criminal Law
    • The Distinction Between Criminal and Civil Trespassing
    • Why Should You Plead the Fifth Even if You Are Innocent?
    • What Do Police Consider a “Deadly Weapon”?
    • Colorado Tightens Gun Laws
    • Conspiracy to Commit a Crime Explained
    • Understanding the Classes of Felony Theft Crimes
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    • All About Resisting Arrest and Related Charges
    • Colorado DUI Blood Testing
    • Explaining “Self-Defense” Legal Defenses
    • Common Defenses for Drug Dealing Charges
    • “Trespassing” on Private Property: Is It Ever Justified?
    • Colorado Search and Seizure Law
    • The Difference Between Trespassing and Burglary
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    • When Can You Point a Firearm at Someone?
    • TSA Finds More Guns at Denver International Airport Checkpoints Than Ever Before
    • Colorado Recently Changed the Waiting Period for License Reinstatement After Receiving a DUI
    • Defending Against Trespass Charges in a Criminal Case
    • How to Use the “No Driving Defense” in Colorado DUI Cases
    • Is It Arson in CO If You Started the Fire Accidentally?
    • The Main Signs Police Look for to Find Drunk Drivers
    • New DUI Prevention Technology Is on the Way
    • Five Fast Fentanyl Facts
    • Can a DUI Effect Your Chances of Getting a Job?
    • Court-Ordered Hair Sample Drug Tests in Colorado
    • Why Drug Crimes Are Sometimes Considered “Wobblers”
    • Do I Need a Criminal Defense Attorney If I’m Pleading Guilty?
    • Tips for Your First Court Appearance
    • Should You Hire a Lawyer For a Colorado Speeding Ticket?
    • How a DUI Can Affect Your Career
    • Did the Police Violate My Miranda Rights During a DUI Investigation?
    • Top Five Things to Do If You are Arrested For DUI
    • Facing Charges Related to Fentanyl?
    • Marijuana—What’s Legal in Colorado
    • How an Arrest Warrant Works in Colorado
    • DUI Prevention Technology Required for All New Cars Starting in 2026
    • Charged with Growing Too Many Marijuana Plants in Colorado?
    • CO Led the U.S. With the #1 Property Crime Increase Between 2011 and 2020
    • The Problem with Eyewitness Testimony
    • Colorado Supreme Court Ends Lifetime Sex Offender Requirement for Twice-Convicted Minors
    • Fighting a Colorado Criminal Arrest Warrant Based on a Faulty Veracity Affidavit
    • Timothy Bussey Discusses DUI Case on FOX21
    • Fighting a Wrongful DUI Charge in Colorado
    • How Is a DUI/DWI in a School Zone Charged in Colorado?
    • How to Avoid a DUI During the Super Bowl in Colorado
    • What You Should Know If You Have Been Charged with Insurance Fraud in Colorado
    • How a Lab Error Can Lead to a DUI Conviction
    • Does Self-Defense Apply in Domestic Violence Cases?
    • How Colorado’s Five Year Rule Can Help a Second DUI Charge
    • Why You Can Be Labeled a Habitual Traffic Offender for a DUI
    • How Smoking Can Affect a Breathalyzer Test
    • What Are the Penalties for an Extraordinary Risk Crime?
    • Penalties for Tampering with an Interlock Device
    • Can a Domestic Violence Victim Refuse to Testify?
    • How Should I Respond at a DUI Checkpoint?
    • When Do DUI Offenders Have to Wear SCRAM Devices?
    • Can You Be Charged With a CBD DUI?
    • DUI Defenses for Commercial Drivers
    • Defending Against a Federal DUI
    • Important Rights Every Prisoner Has
    • Understanding the Make My Day Law
    • Why Is My DUI a Felony?
    • Know Your Rights During a Pullover
    • What You Need to Know About Synthetic Drugs
    • What Is a “Specific Intent” Crime?
    • Colorado Roadside Tests: What to Expect
    • What You Need to Know About Sealing and Expungement in Colorado
    • Why Hire the Bussey Law Firm, P.C. For Your DUI?
    • After an Arrest: The First Steps
    • What Are Your Miranda Rights?
    • The Consequences of Felony Charges
    • Schedule I and II Drugs No Longer Carry Felony Charges in CO
    • Drug Classification: What You Should Know
    • Do You Know the Difference Between Theft and Robbery?
    • Deregistration from the Sex Offender Registry
    • DUI and DMV Revocations in Colorado: Know Your Rights
    • What Exactly Is a White Collar Crime?
    • Probable Cause vs. Reasonable Suspicion: What’s the Difference?
    • How do Police Officers Test for Marijuana DUI’s?
    • Your Colorado Arrest Glossary
    • How to Seal a Criminal Record
    • A Primer on Identity Theft & Fraud
    • More Than Just a Breathalyzer: How Does Law Enforcement Test for a DUI?
    • What to Know About DUI Checkpoints This 4th of July
    • Can You Refuse A DUI Test? Tim Bussey Gives Us the Answer
    • Everything You Need to Know About Blood Testing from DUI Attorney Tim Bussey
    • April 20th Is Coming Up – Are You Prepared to Be Pulled Over for Drugged Driving?
    • Understanding the Colorado Probation System: The Basics
    • If You Don’t Party Sensibly at Prom, You May End Up with a DUI
    • You Accidentally Brought a Gun to the Airport – What Now?
    • What Can Happen If I’m Caught Driving Under License Suspension?
    • What Should I Expect in Each Stage of a Criminal Case?
    • How Trace Drugs in Crime Labs Can Affect Evidence
    • Rise in Property Crimes Since Legalization of Weed
    • What Happens in a Criminal Case Before Charges Are Filed?
    • How to Prevent Lifetime Registration as a Sex Offender
    • Failure to Appear Consequences in Colorado
    • Colorado DUIs Surge Every Holiday Season
    • I Was Charged with a Crime of Violence – What Does That Mean?
    • Can You Buy Alcohol for Minors in Colorado?
    • Extortion – What Is It?
    • Crime Lab Scandals
    • Sexual Offense Sentencing in Colorado
    • How Common Are Memorial Day DUIs?
    • Why You Should Bond Out of Jail
    • Can You Bring Marijuana on Colorado Campuses?
    • St. Patrick’s Day and Drunk Driving
    • Trying to Get Back with Your Ex for Valentine’s Day?
    • Driving Under the Influence of Prescription Drugs…Yes, It’s Still DUI
    • Super Bowl Celebrations Lead to DUI Frustrations
    • What You Should Do If Your Child Is Arrested
    • Do I Have a Right to Refuse Field Sobriety Tests?
    • What Does an “Express Consent License Revocation” Mean?
    • How Long Can You Drive with a Broken Windshield in Colorado?
    • Drugs in Your Car? That Could Be Possession
    • Is Underage Drinking Ever Allowed in Colorado?
    • What Should You Do If You’re Pulled Over by Police?
    • Red Light Cameras Returning to Colorado Springs?
    • The Facts on Repeat DUI and DUID Offenders in Colorado
    • Can What You Say on Social Media Be Held Against You?
    • What to Know About DUI Checkpoints This Fourth of July
    • Hit-and-Run Law in Colorado
    • Do I Need a Lawyer If I’m Innocent?
    • Do I Need a Lawyer for a Misdemeanor?
    • Colorado’s THC Impaired Driving Law
    • House Bill 13-1077 Brings Changes to DUI Laws
    • Understanding the Colorado DMV’s Role in Drunk Driving Charges
    • Can a Criminal Mischief Charge Hurt College Applications?
    • If I Am Arrested For Domestic Violence, When Will I Get Out of Jail?
    • Blood Tests in Colorado DUI Cases
    • What Does a Shoplifting Charge Mean in Colorado?
    • Possible Defenses for a Colorado Springs DUI Charge
    • Penalties You Face for a Colorado Springs DUI Charge
    • Possible Defenses for Colorado Credit Card Fraud
    • Penalties for Credit Card Fraud in Colorado
    • DWAI Penalties in Colorado
    • Punishments for a Felony DUI Charge in Colorado
    • Possible DWAI Defenses in Colorado
    • What is a Driving with Excessive Alcohol Content or DUI, Per Se?
    • What Does Driving Under the Influence (DUI) Mean in Colorado?
    • Colorado Man Arrested for Accidentally Shooting Neighbor
    • Colorado Springs 7-Eleven Robbed Twice In One Week
    • Penalties for Colorado Theft Crimes
    • Colorado Springs Woman Ticketed For Hit and Run Accident
    • Busy Crime Weekend in Colorado Springs
    • Marijuana Crimes in Colorado
    • Armed Robbery Spree in Denver Area
    • Tips for Avoiding a Colorado DUI This Summer
    • Colorado Saw Drops in Violent Crime Rates in 2014, According to Study
    • Colorado State Patrol Issued 298 DUI Arrests Over Memorial Day Weekend
    • Colorado Passes Felony DUI Bill
    • Study Shows Crime Rates Are Low Even in the “Ten Worst” Colorado Counties
    • What is Colorado’s “Express Consent” Law?
    • Colorado DUI Laws also Cover “Drugged Driving”
    • Report: Colorado Marijuana Arrests Have Decreased, but Racial Disparities Persist
    • Colorado Appeals Court Rules That Defendants May Search Victims’ Homes
    • Colorado Lawmakers Introduce Bills to Address Crime in Schools
    • Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Colorado’s Appeal of DUI Blood Tests Without a Warrant
    • Are You Ready for 2014? Top 5 New Year’s Resolutions
    • Changes to Colorado DUI Laws Coming January 1
    • County Prosecutors Ask U.S. Supreme Court to Review Colorado DUI Case
    • Five Things Best Left Unsaid at the Thanksgiving Table
    • New Rule Could Push People Out of Colorado Springs After Repeated Arrests
    • How Might a Juvenile Be Sentenced to Jail in Colorado?
    • Colorado Criminal Defense Attorneys Say: Don’t Restrain Children in Court
    • Top Five Terms You’ll Hear in a Colorado Juvenile Justice Proceeding
    • Crime Reports in Colorado Rose Slightly in 2013
    • What is the SR-22 Insurance Requirement after a Colorado DUI?
    • Preparing For Your First Meeting with Your Colorado Criminal Defense Attorney
    • Four Tips for Choosing a Colorado Criminal Defense Attorney
    • Colorado Considers a Bill to Increase Penalties for Certain Sex-Offense Convictions
    • DUI Express Consent Actions in Colorado
    • Colorado Legislature Looks at New Cyberbullying Law
    • Understanding the Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus Test
    • Following Marijuana Legalization, Criminal Charges Plummet
    • Using Your Constitutional Rights: Protection During a Colorado Trial
    • Using Your Constitutional Rights: Protection During Arrest in Colorado
    • Colorado Springs Man Arrested on Suspicion of Sexual Assault
    • Three Arrested in Colorado Springs Drug Bust
    • Arrests Made in Alleged 7-11 Car Theft and Kidnapping
    • Lab Scandal Could Affect Thousands of Colorado DUI Cases
    • Colorado Springs Man Arrested on Child Pornography Charges
    • Man Arrested for Sexual Assault in Westmeadow Drive Home
    • Arrest Made in Colorado Springs Sexual Assault
    • I Was Arrested for Drunk Driving in Colorado. How Do I Get My License Back?
    • Supreme Court Rules DNA Samples May be Taken on Arrest
    • FBI, Colorado Police Statistics Paint Two Different Scenes of Crime in Denver
    • How Will Recreational Marijuana Sales be Taxed?
    • Can Law Enforcement Officers Take Your DNA When You are Booked on Criminal Charges?
    • Will Colorado Lower the B.A.C. to 0.05?
    • Memorial Day Marks Start of Increased Colorado DUI Patrols
    • What Should I Know About Probation in Colorado?
    • Police: Property Crime Up 25 Percent in Colorado Springs Area
    • Gun Law
    • Search and Seizure Law
    • Trespassing
  • Domestic Violence
    • Is Domestic Violence a ‘Sentencing Enhancement’ in Colorado?
    • What are the consequences of a domestic violence conviction in El Paso County, CO?
    • Understanding the impact of domestic violence on children in Fremont County, CO.
  • Drugs
    • Understanding Drug Paraphernalia Charges in Fremont County, CO
    • The Role of Probable Cause in Drug Arrests in El Paso County, CO
    • Can I Expunge My Drug Conviction Record in Colorado?
  • DUI and DWI
    • The Consequences of a Colorado Springs, CO DUI Conviction
    • How to Choose the Right DUI Attorney in Teller County, CO
    • Can You Refuse a DUI Test in Fremont County, CO?
  • Felony Theft Crimes
    • Douglas County, CO Felony Murder Rule Explained
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