“Forty percent of all traffic highway deaths in the U.S. are attributable to alcohol,” according to La Junta Trooper Dietrich.  He was one of three instructors in Lamar this past Wednesday through Friday, teaching a class in Standard Field Sobriety Tests at the Lamar Community Building.  Corporal Shane Scovel said the Colorado State Patrol hosted the classes for fifteen southeast Colorado officers, reviewing any updates from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Scovel, who is one … Read entire article »