An educational campaign warning Colorado motorists of the dangers of driving under the influence of drugs will kick off this morning, but without a large piece of it — literally.
A rolling billboard carrying a key message in the “Drugged Driving” campaign was stolen Thursday night in Jefferson County.
The 8- by 20-foot billboard and the flatbed trailer it was bolted to disappeared from near the intersection of West Chatfield Avenue and South Garrison Street, near Ken-Caryl Ranch, sometime between 9:30 p.m. Thursday and 8:15 a.m. Friday, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office reported.
Stacey Stegman, spokeswoman for the Colorado Department of Transportation, said the CDOT campaign to educate motorists about the dangers of driving under the influence will continue without the billboard — which included images of medicine bottles with pills and marijuana tumbling out of them and the reminder that “Drugged Driving is Impaired Driving.”
Posters and fliers are being hung and distributed in pharmacies and medical-marijuana dispensaries.
CDOT will spend the next two weeks promoting the campaign before the Labor Day weekend. The billboard, worth more than $1,000, is only a small portion of the campaign, Stegman said.
“Whoever took it, that’s a felony,” she said.
Where to call with tips
Anyone with information regarding this theft is encouraged to call the Jefferson County tip line, 303-271-5612.
