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Missing Front Plate Results In DUI Charge For New Canaan Woman, Police Say
A Fairfield County woman landed in handcuffs after police stopped her for a missing front license plate.
Margaret Jean Marshall, age 49, of New Canaan, was charged on Friday, Feb. 2, after she was stopped on Cherry Street for driving without a front license plate, said Lt. Marc DeFelice, of the New Canaan Police.
DeFelice said that while speaking with Marshall, the officer detected an odor of alcohol and signs of impairment.
Based on an investigation, probable cause was established and Marshall was placed under arrest and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs an…
CT Man Charged With DUI For Hitting House, Knocking It Off Foundation
A Connecticut man has been charged with driving under the influence after he allegedly hit a house with his car, knocking it off its foundation last year.
New Haven County resident Michael Murray, age 62, of Milford, turned himself in to police on Saturday, Jan. 20 for the Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023 incident.
According to Milford Police, the collision occurred around 11 p.m. when Murray lost control and slammed into a house on Pond Point Avenue.
Murray was taken to the hospital where he received treatment.
Police said the accident caused extensive damage to the home, moving it off…
Wrong-Way DWI Arrest: CT Teen Nabbed With Gun, Narcotics In Car, Police Say
A teenager, who had just turned 18, was arrested after police allegedly found him stopped on a highway ramp in Connecticut, his car facing the wrong way.
The Hartford County incident happened in the city of Hartford on Sunday, Dec. 31 at around 4:30 a.m.
Alex Ortiz, who turned 18 earlier in the month, was allegedly found by police in a 2012 gray Honda Accord stopped on a ramp on Interstate 84 near Exit 50.
Connecticut State Police said that Ortiz’s car was facing the wrong way on the ramp and that a firearm was in plain view in the backseat.
During a search of the vehicle, Ortiz, a To…
18-Year-Old Nabbed For Crash That Killed CT Police Officer
A man who allegedly drove under the influence and t-boned a police cruiser, killing one of the officers inside, has been arrested for the incident, authorities announced.
On Thursday, Sept. 21, Connecticut State Police announced the arrest of Richard O. Barrington, age 18, for his role in a fatal Hartford County crash.
The crash, which occurred in the city of Hartford, happened on Wednesday, Sept. 6 just before 10:30 p.m.
A 2014 Chevrolet Impala Hartford Police car was traveling east on Asylum Street near the intersection of Broad Street with the emergency lights on, making its way to t…
DUI Crash: Woman Charged After Hitting Traffic Cones, Police Say
A local woman has been accused of driving under the influence after police say she crashed into cones on a stretch of northbound I-95 in Connecticut.
The incident happened around 3:30 a.m. Sunday, June 4 in the town of Fairfield.
The right lane was closed near Exit 22 due to an earlier crash, Connecticut State Police said,
The woman, Allison Michelle Soto, age 22, of Trumbull, was stopped after troopers say she hit the cones after failing to move over.
Field sobriety tests were administered after the troopers observed glossy, bloodshot eyes, said police.
She was charged with:
Oper…
Multiple Hospitalizations Reported After Crash Between Jeep, Bus On CT Roadway
Five people received injuries after an alleged drunk driver crashed his Jeep Grand Cherokee into a transit bus on a Connecticut roadway.
It happened in New Haven County around 9 a.m., Sunday, March 13, at the intersection of Dodge Avenue and Prospect Place Extension in East Haven.
The driver, identified as Dario Alvarez-Lema, left the scene on foot prior to police arriving on the scene, said Lt. Stephen Paulson, of the East Haven Police.
When the investigating officer arrived on the scene, he noticed a smell of alcohol coming from within the Jeep Grand Cherokee, as well as broken glas…
