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ASPEN — A 55-year-old Edwards man stopped for drunken driving Wednesday night is the first person ever charged with felony DUI in Pitkin County.
Mark Neal has been convicted of drunken driving four or five times — a prosecutor gave one number while police cited the other — which qualifies him for the felony charge under a new law that went into effect Aug. 5.
Previously, Colorado was one of the few states where repeat drunken drivers could only be charged with a misdemeanor. Now, a person faces the felony charge after three previous DUI convictions.
Neal faces two to six years in prison if convicted of the latest felony charge.
