‘We carry this grief with us forever’: sister of Colorado DUI victim issues warning ahead of St. Patrick’s Day celebrations

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) – With many planning on starting their St. Patrick’s Day celebrations the weekend before, authorities and advocates are urging people avoid getting behind the wheel if they’re not sober.

Mothers Against Drunk Driving Colorado advocate and Denver resident Clara Shelton said she hopes the story of her late brother Sam can illustrate just how serious the consequences of impaired driving can be.

She said Sam, an 18-year-old freshman at CU Boulder, was heading back to campus in the fall of 2015 when the car he was riding in was hit by a drunk and drugged driver…

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