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23-Year-Old Accused Of Driving In Fairfield County With BAC Three Times Legal Limit 23-Year-Old Accused Of Driving In Fairfield County With BAC Three Times Legal Limit
23-Year-Old Accused Of Driving In Fairfield County With BAC Three Times Legal Limit A 23-year-old man was charged after police said he drove in Fairfield County with a BAC three times the legal limit. An officer saw a vehicle in Darien that had pulled over on Noroton Avenue with hazard lights at about 3 a.m. on Sunday, July 10, according to the Darien Police Department. The driver then turned the hazard lights off and drove away, police said.  The officer tried to pull the vehicle over and saw it weaving in the travel lane, police said.  When the officer approached the driver, identified as Mario Sorto-Padilla, of Stamford, he told the officer that he had…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Fairfield County Man Driving 'Erratically' Charged With DUI, Police Say Fairfield County Man Driving 'Erratically' Charged With DUI, Police Say
Fairfield County Man Driving 'Erratically' Charged With DUI, Police Say A Fairfield County man was arrested for alleged DUI after he was seen driving by police driving erratically. Dennis Dickerson, age 36, of Bridgeport, was arrested on Monday, May 24 by Darien Police after an officer spotted him driving erratically on Post Road near Center Street. The vehicle also had a front passenger's side flat tire.  As the officer attempted to position his vehicle behind Dickerson's vehicle, Dickerson hit a legally parked car on the eastbound side of the Post Road, said Sgt. James Palmieri. A stop was conducted and the officer said that while talking wit…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Police: Road-Rage Incident Leads To Intoxicated Motorist's Arrest In Darien Police: Road-Rage Incident Leads To Intoxicated Motorist's Arrest In Darien
Police: Road-Rage Incident Leads To Intoxicated Motorist's Arrest In Darien A Westchester motorist is facing multiple charges after a road rage incident, police say. Darien Police received a report from the victim on Sunday, March 10 around 7 p.m. stating that a red sedan was following her in a threatening manner. She said the vehicle first started following her in Rowayton, and she was currently on Hecker Avenue. The victim was instructed to pull over in front of the police department, which was nearby. An officer arrived, observed the red sedan behind the victim’s vehicle, and instructed the operator to pull over. The victim allegedly told officers that the seda…

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by Valerie Musson