The Colorado State Patrol says driving under the influence and getting caught will change your life for the worse. Troopers are reminding drivers that when driving drunk or high, they could hurt or kill someone or themselves, and even cause property damage. In 2024, troopers filed 3,806 DUI charges. So far in 2025, troopers have filed 2,898 DUI charges.

CBS Colorado's First Alert Traffic Tracker Reporter Brian Sherrod met up with troopers to discuss the importance of never driving drunk or high. Troopers turned their parking lot into an obstacle course for Sherrod to wear "drunk" goggles. Each set of goggles was stronger than the last. Sherrod wore them while pedaling a DUI cart around cones.

CBS Colorado's First Alert Traffic Tracker Reporter Brian Sherrod wears "drunk" goggles while co

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