Motorist Appearing To Be Nodding Off Charged With DUI In Greenwich, Police Say

A call to police about a man nodding off in his vehicle on the shoulder of a roadway was arrested after he failed a field sobriety test.

A Greenwich man was arrested for DUI after nodding off on the side of the road.
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Kathy Reakes

12/04/2018 12:05 p.m.

Christian Porter-Lopez, 50, of Greenwich, was arrested around just after midnight Tuesday when Greenwich Police officers found him sitting in his vehicle with the engine running on the southernmost shoulder of Spruce St, said Greenwich Police.

When officers approached the vehicle Porter-Lopez appeared to be nodding off, police said.

When asked to take a series of field sobriety tests he agreed but failed the tests.

Porter-Lopez was charged with driving under the influence and failure to stay in the proper lane. He was released after posting $250 bond.

He is scheduled to appear in court on Dec. 18.

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