Beer executive Pete Coors, left, and his attorney Stephen Higgins leave
Jefferson County Court in Golden this morning after a hearing on his
recent DUI charge. Coors pleaded guilty to driving while impaired and
was sentenced to 24 hours of community service and had his drivers
license suspended for three months.
Coors pleads guilty to lesser drunk driving charge
By Julie Poppen, Rocky Mountain News
August 25, 2006
Correction
An earlier version of this story misidentified Peter Coors as Bill
Coors.
Beer magnate Pete Coors pleaded guilty this morning in Jefferson County
Court to a lesser charge of driving while impaired in his DUI case.
He made the plea against the advise of his attorney.
County Court Judge James Demlow waived the $200 fine associated with the
charge because it was Coors' first offense, but sentenced him to 24
hours of community service. Coors also will have to pay minor court
costs and attend an education course on alcohol abuse.
Coors' attorney, Stephen Higgins, told the judge his client should have
fought all the charges.
He was originally charged with driving under the influence May 28 after
a test showed his blood alcohol level at 0.88 percent. The legal limit
in Colorado is .08 percent.
Higgins said that in his 30 years of legal experience, Coors had the
best roadside sobriety check he's seen. He said Coors' speech was normal
and that he followed directions well. Coors did have trouble standing on
one leg, but Higgins said Coors has gout.
Coors told the judge he "has learned a lot" from the experience saying,
"This has been a very embarrassing experience for me and my family and
my company."
So his attorney wanted to fight it out?
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