CSU student sues police, City of Fort Collins over alleged wrongful DUI arrest, raises questions around broader policing concerns

A Colorado State University student is suing the City of Fort Collins and two police officers who he said wrongfully arrested him for driving under the influence just over a year ago.

On July 16, 2025, Nathan May, an incoming senior at CSU, was pulled over near South College Avenue and Boardwalk Drive by two Fort Collins Police Services officers for driving without his headlights on for a short period of time after he left a late-night movie screening.

According to the lawsuit, filed on his behalf by attorneys Sarah Schielke and Matthew Haltzman, Fort Collins police officers Trevor Cacciatore and Vince Hooley accused May of a DUI after he was stopped…

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