Colorado State Patrol Trooper Injured During I-25 DUI Stop in Pueblo County; Suspect Arrested After Pursuit

Description: A Colorado State Patrol trooper was injured after a suspected drunk driver struck him and fled on I-25 near Pueblo. The suspect was later stopped, arrested, and charged. Read the Full Statement from the Colorado State Patrol...

Trooper Transported for Minor Injuries After Traffic Stop

Stop stemmed from a *CSP report of a suspected drunk driver

(Pueblo County, Colorado) – This afternoon, at about 1:00 p.m., the Colorado State Patrol was notified by a member of the community through *CSP of a grey Ford Transit Connect van, with a possible intoxicated driver who was speeding and “actively drinking a beer” on northbound Interstate 25 near Walsenburg (milepost 51). Colorado State Patrol troopers located the vehicle just south of Pueblo (near milepost 91), traveling northbound. A trooper contacted the Ford van by activating his emergency lights; the van signaled to get off the highway and stopped on the off-ramp at exit 91.

Colorado State trooper Dunbar spoke to the driver, who was behaving uncooperatively, when he observed a shotgun in the van. Shortly after, the van's driver accelerated, knocking Trooper Dunbar to the ground, and then fled northbound on Interstate 25.

The van was contacted a second time on northbound Interstate 25 near milepost 98, where Sergeant Glanton, a second Colorado State Patrol trooper, successfully conducted a Tactical Vehicle Intervention (TVI) and a ram maneuver on the suspect vehicle, effectively disabling the vehicle.

The driver of the van, a 32-year-old male out of Weston, Colorado, was placed into custody and booked into Pueblo County Jail for suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs, felony eluding, and assault on a peace officer, among other charges.

Trooper Dunbar was taken to an area hospital as a precautionary measure for suspected minor injuries. The Colorado State Patrol will be the lead investigating agency for this incident. Any new information will be released in an updated press release. 

**UPDATE**

Trooper Dunbar has been released from the hospital and is recovering from minor injuries.

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