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Man Charged With Driving Drunk For Crash That Killed Fairfield County Woman

A Fairfield County man who is awaiting trial for an earlier DUI has been charged with driving drunk and killing an area woman.

Robert Oxer

Robert Oxer

Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police

Robert Oxer, age 26, of Darien, was charged on Thursday, Oct. 21 with a warrant for manslaughter with a motor vehicle, operating under the influence and motor vehicle charges, said the Connecticut State Police.

Oxer was charged in connection with a crash on Route 8 in Trumbull on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020.

During the crash he was allegedly driving a motorcycle at more than 80 miles per hour when he hit the back of another vehicle, state police said.

His passenger, 36-year-old Shirley Regado-Rodriguez, of Stamford, was pronounced dead at the scene from multiple injuries.

Court records show Oxer is awaiting trial on several charges, including strangulation stemming from a 2019 arrest in Darien.

He is being held on a $250,000 bond. 

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