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Fairfield County Woman Charged With DUI After Being Found In Damaged Vehicle, Police Say Fairfield County Woman Charged With DUI After Being Found In Damaged Vehicle, Police Say
Fairfield County Woman Charged With DUI After Being Found In Damaged Vehicle, Police Say A woman was arrested for alleged DUI after being spotted in a damaged vehicle on the side of a roadway in Fairfield County. The incident took place in Darien around 3:15 a.m. on Thursday, April 7, said Sgt. Dan Skoumbros, of the Darien Police. Gretchen Miller, age 51, of Stratford, was spotted by a police officer parked on the side of Post Road with heavy front-end damage to the front of her car, Skoumbros said. When the officer stopped to check on Miller, he could detect a strong odor of alcoholic beverage on her breath, police said. Miller was unable to tell the officer where the d…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Woman Found Slumped Over Steering Wheel Charged With DUI, Police Say Woman Found Slumped Over Steering Wheel Charged With DUI, Police Say
Woman Found Slumped Over Steering Wheel Charged With DUI, Police Say A Fairfield County woman found slumped over the steering wheel of her vehicle was arrested for alleged DUI. Tyesha Bember, age 31, of Bridgeport, was arrested by Darien Police on Tuesday, March 2 off Olds Kings Highway North, said Sgt. James Palmieri. According to Palmieri, while on patrol, an officer observed a gray sedan parked in an empty parking lot and running. Inside the vehicle, he found Bember in the driver’s seat who appeared motionless and was slumped over the steering wheel.  The officer had to bang on the window several times with substantial force to rouse Bemb…

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by Kathy Reakes