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Car Crash Leads To Intoxicated Ansonia Man's Arrest, Police Say Car Crash Leads To Intoxicated Ansonia Man's Arrest, Police Say
Car Crash Leads To Intoxicated Ansonia Man's Arrest, Police Say An intoxicated driver who was unable to drive on the right side of the road crashed his car and was arrested, officials say.  In Fairfield County, police responded to the single-vehicle crash on Old Stamford Road in New Canaan around 2:45 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 12, according to the New Canaan Police Department.  The driver was identified as 24-year-old New Haven County resident Elijah Maurice Franceschini, of Ansonia, who displayed signs of impairment.  Franceschini was arrested on the following charges:  Operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs…

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by Morgan Gonzales
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CT Financier's Fatal Fall Came Week After Facing Pair Of Criminal Charges CT Financier's Fatal Fall Came Week After Facing Pair Of Criminal Charges
CT Financier's Fatal Fall Came Week After Facing Pair Of Criminal Charges A Connecticut investment banker who plunged to his death from a rooftop bar in Manhattan was facing two misdemeanor criminal charges tied to a domestic incident. Fairfield County resident Dale L. Cheney, age 46, of New Canaan, jumped from Bar 54 at the Hyatt Centric Times Square New York at 135 West 45th St. in Manhattan on Wednesday, Jan. 25 around 6:30 p.m., according to the New York City Police.  On Friday, Jan. 27, the New York City Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled Cheney's death a suicide. Days earlier, on Monday, Jan. 16, Cheney was arrested by New Canaan Police o…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Driver Who Swerved On Connecticut Roadway Under Influence, Police Say Driver Who Swerved On Connecticut Roadway Under Influence, Police Say
Driver Who Swerved On Connecticut Roadway Under Influence, Police Say A 29-year-old Westchester County man was arrested in Fairfield County after police said he drove while under the influence. New Canaan Police Department said officers responded to a report of a possibly intoxicated driver in the area of Old Stamford Road and Orchard Drive at about 9:40 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 16. Officers saw the vehicle swerve in the travel lane and cross the double yellow line, police said. While speaking with the driver, identified as Clemente Najera, of Port Chester, officers noticed signs of impairment, police said. He was arrested on a charge of illegal operatio…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Swerving Driver Busted For DUI In CT, Police Say Swerving Driver Busted For DUI In CT, Police Say
Swerving Driver Busted For DUI In CT, Police Say A swerving driver was allegedly drunk after she was caught by police crossing over the double-yellow line of a roadway in Fairfield County. An officer from the New Canaan Police Department on patrol shortly before 12:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 13 initiated a traffic stop on Old Stamford Road when the driver was caught swerving and veering into the southbound lane while traveling northbound. Police said that during the subsequent traffic stop, officers determined that the driver, New Canaan resident Aurelia Heagle, age 41, was allegedly intoxicated, and she was taken into custody without inc…

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by Zak Failla
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Two Teens Face Reckless Driving, Other Charges After Separate CT Crashes Two Teens Face Reckless Driving, Other Charges After Separate CT Crashes
Two Teens Face Reckless Driving, Other Charges After Separate CT Crashes Two teens are facing a host of charges in Fairfield County following the investigation into a pair of crashes that happened minutes apart, authorities announced. At approximately 9 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 5, police in New Canaan responded to a pair of motor vehicle crashes that occurred within minutes of each other, both on Old Stamford Road. Police said that first, a BMW was traveling south on Old Stamford Road before the teen driver lost control, struck two trees, and crashed. Both the driver - who suffered a “significant” leg injury and had to be extricated out of the vehicle - and his pas…

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by Zak Failla