A 20-year-old Colorado State University (CSU) student has filed a lawsuit against the City of Fort Collins and two police officers for wrongful arrest on claims of driving under the influence (DUI).
Nathan May, 20, was driving back from a late night showing of “Superman” early in the morning on July 16, 2025 when he was pulled over near S. College Avenue and Boardwalk Drive by two Fort Collins Police Services (FCPS) officers for briefly driving without his headlights on, according to a news release from May’s lawyers. After less than a minute, one of the officers claims to have concluded May “appeared to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol,” the lawsuit reads.
When the two officers — identified in the lawsuit as Trevor Cacciatore and Vince Hooley — asked May to explain his driving, he said any issues they claimed to have observed could be because he was tired as it was past 2 a.m. when they stopped him. According to the lawsuit, May does not drink or use drugs, has a clean driving record and no criminal history.
In an interview with Denver7, May said there was a 30-second span when he did not have his lights on. When he was pulled over, the office told him to step out of the car…