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Florida Man Nabbed In Fairfield County For Drunk Driving, Police Say Florida Man Nabbed In Fairfield County For Drunk Driving, Police Say
Florida Man Nabbed In Fairfield County For Drunk Driving, Police Say An out-of-state man is facing a charge of drunk driving after he allegedly blew through a stop sign on a Connecticut road. The Fairfield County incident happened on Tuesday, June 18 in the town of New Canaan. Just after midnight, 40-year-old Carlos Manuel Fernandez was driving north on White Oak Shade Road when he reportedly accelerated through a stop sign near the intersection at Gerdes Road. When New Canaan Police pulled him over, officers noticed that the Palm Coast, Florida man had the smell of alcohol on his breath. Fernandez was also reportedly slurring his speech and showing oth…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Fairfield County Woman Nabbed For DUI After Driving With Headlights Off: Police Fairfield County Woman Nabbed For DUI After Driving With Headlights Off: Police
Fairfield County Woman Nabbed For DUI After Driving With Headlights Off: Police A Connecticut woman was charged with drunk driving after she was allegedly caught driving at 3 a.m. without any headlights, police said. The Fairfield County incident happened on Monday, March 25 in the town of Darien. At approximately 3:15 a.m. that morning, Darien Police reportedly observed 47-year-old Brenda Garcia speeding west down Post Road near Brookside Road without headlights on. Garcia, who is from Stamford, told officers that she had drunk two beers before getting behind the wheel and failed a field sobriety test, though she reportedly refused to take a breathalyzer test. Sh…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Fairfield County Man Surrenders To Police On DUI Charge Fairfield County Man Surrenders To Police On DUI Charge
Fairfield County Man Surrenders To Police On DUI Charge A 27-year-old Fairfield County man who had been wanted for years turned himself in to police custody and is facing a host of charges for an alleged DUI. Shortly after 12:30 a.m. on June 1, 2017, Darien police officers arrested Norwalk resident Jorge Canola for alleged impaired driving after he was stopped making an illegal turn onto Old Kings Highway South. At the time of the traffic stop, police said that Canola did not have a valid driver's license, had been busted repeatedly for driving with a suspended license, he had alcohol on his breath, and bloodshot eyes. Canola ultimately admitt…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Charged With DUI After Being Found Parked At Intersection In Fairfield County, Police Say Man Charged With DUI After Being Found Parked At Intersection In Fairfield County, Police Say
Man Charged With DUI After Being Found Parked At Intersection In Fairfield County, Police Say A driver who was found asleep behind the wheel of a minivan in the middle of a Fairfield County intersection was allegedly intoxicated with a blood alcohol concentration nearly triple the legal limit, police said. Officers from the Darien Police Department responded to the intersection of Rings End Road and Harbor Road shortly after 1:30 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 10, where there was a report of a man asleep in a Honda Odyssey that was parked in the middle of the roadway. Upon arrival, officers were able to wake up the driver, Trumbull resident Ramiro Munoz, age 42, who had been slumped asleep le…

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by Zak Failla
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Man With Child Wedged Between Seats Busted For DUI In Fairfield County, Police Say Man With Child Wedged Between Seats Busted For DUI In Fairfield County, Police Say
Man With Child Wedged Between Seats Busted For DUI In Fairfield County, Police Say A man with warrants out for his arrest in Fairfield County is facing a host of charges after attempting to pull a fast one on police with a fake name after being busted allegedly driving drunk with his child in the car, authorities announced. Shortly after 1:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 16, an officer on patrol stopped a vehicle on Brookside Road in Darien after seeing the driver repeatedly swerve over the double yellow line while following him on Post Road, Darien Police said. During the subsequent stop, officers said that the driver, Ozni Cucpacay, age 31, of Norwalk, had the smell of a…

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by Zak Failla
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Connecticut State Police Sergeant Faces DUI Charges After Crash Connecticut State Police Sergeant Faces DUI Charges After Crash
Connecticut State Police Sergeant Faces DUI Charges After Crash A Connecticut State Police sergeant has been arrested and charged with driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol in connection with a vehicle crash that took place in September. Sgt. John McDonald, 37, was arrested on Tuesday, Nov. 19, for allegedly driving his assigned state vehicle when he ran a stop sign in Oxford and hit another car with two people inside. All three people involved in the crash were injured, said the Connecticut State Police. The Southbury Police Department responded to the crash and said in their accident report that McDonald was "swaying back and forth whil…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Woman, 37, Drove Drunk With Headlights Off, Greenwich Police Say Woman, 37, Drove Drunk With Headlights Off, Greenwich Police Say
Woman, 37, Drove Drunk With Headlights Off, Greenwich Police Say A 37-year-old woman from Westchester drove drunk with her headlights on, according to the Greenwich Police Department. Nelly Ackerson, of Rye Brook was arrested Friday, June 21 minutes after midnight following a motor vehicle stop, said police. She reportedly driving east in a 2019 Jeep Compass on West Putnam Avenue without the headlights on so police stopped her, according to the report. That is when officers allegedly saw she had red, glassy eyes, and smelled like alcohol when she spoke, Greenwich Police said. Police reportedly conducted standardized field sobriety tests then arrested A…

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by Donna Christopher
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Failure To Maintain Lane Leads To DUI Charge For Ridgefield Man In Wilton, Police Say Failure To Maintain Lane Leads To DUI Charge For Ridgefield Man In Wilton, Police Say
Failure To Maintain Lane Leads To DUI Charge For Ridgefield Man In Wilton, Police Say A man from Ridgefield is facing DUI charges after failing to stay in the proper lane in Wilton, police say. Wilton Police stopped a 2014 Nissan Murano for allegedly failing to maintain the proper lane near the intersection of Danbury Road and School Street on Friday, March 1 around 2 a.m. Police say the driver, identified as 55-year-old Stephen Masciotti, allegedly gave several indications that he was under the influence. Masciotti was asked to participate in a series of field sobriety tests, which police say he did not pass. Masciotti was arrested and charged with the following: Operat…

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by Valerie Musson
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Man Charged In Fatal Crash, CT State Police Say Man Charged In Fatal Crash, CT State Police Say
Man Charged In Fatal Crash, CT State Police Say A Connecticut man who allegedly went ping-ponging through traffic in an attempt to evade police seeking to pull him over has been arrested on a series of charges dating back to a wrong-way collision that left another motorist dead. Robert Kryzkij was attempting to elude members of the Orange Police Department on Nov. 9 last year, when he crossed over the double yellow line of Meloy Road near the intersection of Carlson Road in West Haven. While driving eastbound in the westbound lanes, Kryzkij sideswiped another vehicle, though Kryzkij was not deterred, and continued traveling east. Police…

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by Zak Failla