Is another northern Colorado police department running a DUI scheme for 'money and sport'?
Brady letter, which identifies certain law enforcement officers as suffering from possible credibility issuesSuch discoveries suggest that what happened to Groves is "part of a broader practice," Haltzman says."We're talking about a series of events and seeing them in multiple departments up in northern Colorado — and it's terrifying."
The incident had taken place on April 7."Derrick was on his way home to his girlfriend, and he was driving a Tesla Model Y with," Haltzman notes."It's a Tesla product that essentially controls steering, and he admits that he looked at his phone screen because he had a call coming in — and when he did, the Autosteer overcorrected and he went over an embankment. He got out of his vehicle and two bystanders were there to help him.
According to Haltzman, the marijuana Haferman referenced was an edible that Groves had consumed to help him sleep, and he had nothing illegal in his possession. Still, Haferman's report contends that the driver didn't complete"the eye portion of roadside maneuvers...as a sober person. Groves displayed Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus in both eyes and Lack of Convergence in both eyes." Haferman noted that Groves was on probation for a previous DUI at the time of his crash.
The letter notes:"The District Attorney has not concluded this officer’s testimony was incredible, nor that any disclosure would be necessary based on his testimony alone, but as the judge made adverse findings related to his credibility, the District Attorney is providing this information pursuant to the broad mandates of... provided Fort Collins Police Services with a summary of Haltzman's concerns , FCPS public-relations manager Kate Kimble responded.
Mr. Groves was forced to accept a needle being jammed into his arm to prove his innocence. Under the Colorado Express Consent law, all licensed drivers in the state agree to take a breath or blood test if they're arrested for driving under the influence. Mr. Groves elected to complete the blood test. The blood test results came back with nothing in his system. This was totally consistent with what was captured in body-camera footage and with what officers observed — total sobriety.