Winters BAC

[Eric P]

The next anti drunk driving legislation should be named in her honor.

[eddiememphis]

Her legislative immunity didn?t apply to death I guess.

Let be honest. She committed crimes.

Minimum is Vehicular Manslaughter. She was drunk driver that killed someone.

And we fly flags half staff to honor criminals that die while committing crimes?

Keep that in mind. She died while and because of committing crimes.

She is the only one that died.

[AirbornePathogen]

But isn't DUI considered a felony (maybe not, but I always assumed it was).

In Colorado, DUI is a misdemeanor. A fourth offense, and after, bumps it up to a felony.
If the DUI causes serious bodily injury or death, that also bumps it up to a felony.

She rolled the dice getting behind the wheel intoxicated. Sooner or later they come up snake eyes. I'm just glad no one else was seriously hurt or killed in the wreck.

[OneGuy67]

Maybe. She appeared to be a very small stature. If she was 110 lbs, 3 strong drinks (or 4 average mixed drinks) would get her to 0.18. If she was 120 lbs, 4 mixed drinks would get her to 0.16 but 5 would take her to 0.21 (Calculations based on just 1 hour since first drink which we can assume to be the case).





But isn't DUI considered a felony (maybe not, but I always assumed it was).

Either way, we know that people in positions of authority or power aren't typically held to the same standard as the rest of us. This has got to chap the butts of LEO's who encounter people like her (rightly so!). Must be nice to have a "get out of jail free card".

DUI is a misdemeanor unless there is serious bodily injury involved. Since the legislative body wasn't in session, she would be eligible for being charged with a DUI if caught. It only applies during the session and in that area of going to and from. There have been a few legislators arrested for DUI outside the legislative session that the immunity didn't apply.

[Eric P]

Why are legislators immune to laws? Zero tolerance for us, even less for them.

[O2HeN2]

Many years ago I remember listening to MaryAnne Tebedo brag about how she could drive as fast as she wanted to from the 'springs to Denver during the legislative session.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MaryAnne_Tebedo

O2