Colorado driver tries switching places with dog to avoid DUI

A DUI suspect in Colorado tried unsuccessfully to pin the rap on his dog, according to police in eastern Colorado. Cops in Springfield, Colo., wrote on Facebook that the attempted switcheroo happened around 11:30 p.m. Saturday when officers pulled over a vehicle driving 52 mph in a 30 mph zone. “The driver attempted to switch places with his dog who was in the passenger seat, as the SPD officer approached and watched the entire process,” law enforcement officials said Sunday. “The male party then exited the passenger side of the vehicle and claimed he was not driving.” When police asked the su...