Fort Collins Pays $500K After Officer Arrested Sober Driver for DUI

Fort Collins man suing police over alleged wrongful DUI arrest

A Colorado State student is suing Fort Collins Police, alleging that he was wrongly arrested for drunk driving in July 2025.

Lawsuit: CSU student wrongly arrested for DUI, part of growing trend within Fort Collins Police Services

A 20-year-old Colorado State University student has filed a lawsuit against the City of Fort Collins and two police officers for his wrongful DUI arrest. Evidence found he had neither alcohol nor drugs in his system, the suit reads.

Fort Collins pays $500K after officer arrested sober driver for DUI

An internal investigation found in at least nine instances, no alcohol or drugs were found in blood tests for people then-Officer Jason Haferman arrested for DUI.

Driver Stopped to Save a Motorcyclist's Life—Rogue Cop Gave Him a Fake DUI

For any driver on the road, witnessing a severe accident often triggers an immediate instinct to pull over and help. But for one Nebraska motorist traveling through Colorado, playing the role of a Good Samaritan quickly devolved into a legal nightmare that is only now concluding with a record-breaking $500,000 settlement. As reported in a recent broadcast by CBS News Colorado, Jesse Cunningham, a military veteran and former military police offic…