Corrections Officer Arrested After Blood Tests More Than 3 Times Legal Limit
AURORA, Colo. (CBS4)- Police in Aurora arrested a Department of Corrections officer for his involvement in an accident that sent a family to the hospital. Police said at the time of the crash, his blood tested more than three times the legal limit.
Jason Ulrich, 38, was arrested on Thursday for charges of vehicular assault relating to alcohol and vehicular assault related to reckless driving.
Police said Ulrich had a blood alcohol level of .252 grams of ethyl alcohol per 100ml of blood. Colorado has a presumptive level of .08 in which a person is believed to be under the influence of alcohol. Additional testing is being conducted to confirm if any drugs were in Ulrich at the time of the crash.
The crash happened just after 9 a.m. Aug. 13. Police said Ulrich drifted across the median in his car and hit a car with a couple and their 2-year-old daughter inside. Police said Ulrich was going about 75 mph in a 45 mph zone.
Ulrich reportedly told police he had been mixing alcohol with Vicodin before he got behind the wheel.
