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Local Woman Nabbed In Windsor After Going Wrong Way On I-84 In Hartford, Police Say Local Woman Nabbed In Windsor After Going Wrong Way On I-84 In Hartford, Police Say
Local Woman Nabbed In Windsor After Going Wrong Way On I-84 In Hartford, Police Say A local woman is facing a host of charges after police say she drove the wrong way on a stretch of I-84 in Connecticut. After multiple reports of a driver going in the wrong direction, Hartford County resident Amber Lauren Torruella, age 23, of East Windsor was observed traveling east on the westbound side near Exit 49 in Hartford around 1:20 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 9, according to Connecticut State Police. She then proceeded onto westbound I-291 where troopers found her asleep in her vehicle on the Exit 3 off-ramp in Windsor. Torruella has been charged with: Operating under the influen…

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by Joe Lombardi
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44-Year-Old Accused Of Driving Wrong Way Under Influence On South Windsor Roadway 44-Year-Old Accused Of Driving Wrong Way Under Influence On South Windsor Roadway
44-Year-Old Accused Of Driving Wrong Way Under Influence On South Windsor Roadway A Connecticut man was nabbed for driving drunk after police stopped him for driving in the wrong direction on a busy highway. The incident took place in Hartford County around 10 p.m., Monday, Aug. 15, in South Winsor on Route 5. Israel Sanchez-Vilchis, age 44, of New Britain was arrested after South Windsor Police received a “be on the lookout” from East Hartford Police regarding a vehicle driving the wrong way on Route 5 near the town line, said Sgt. Mark Cleverdon, of the New Windsor Police. Officers located and stopped the vehicle on Route 5 near the I-291 on-ramps …

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by Kathy Reakes