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Man Accused Of Assaulting Passengers Following I-95 Greenwich Crash Man Accused Of Assaulting Passengers Following I-95 Greenwich Crash
Man Accused Of Assaulting Passengers Following I-95 Greenwich Crash A man was charged with alleged assault after attacking two passengers and crashing the vehicle in Greenwich. The incident occurred on I-95 southbound in Greenwich around 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 12, near Exit 5. According to Connecticut State Police, troopers and Greenwich Police responded to the crash and found that it had occurred during a fight inside the car between the driver, Vilhomme Mondesir, age 47, of Fort Worth, Florida. The two passengers explained that they were all coworkers. They said an argument began when Mondesir stopped at a shopping plaza after driving for several hours…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Driving Drunk Charged With Leaving Scene Of Crash In Area Man Driving Drunk Charged With Leaving Scene Of Crash In Area
Man Driving Drunk Charged With Leaving Scene Of Crash In Area An out-of-state man was charged with alleged DUI and other charges after hitting another vehicle in the area and leaving the scene of the crash. Stephen Demo, 55, of South Portland, Maine, was arrested on Saturday, Nov. 31, after Milford Police responded to a report of a two-vehicle crash on Welchs Point Road and Milesfield Avenue, and allegedly left the scene, Milford Police said.  The offending vehicle was located in the area of Wilbar Avenue and Gulf Street, police said. An investigation led to the arrest of Demo who is accused of driving with an elevated blood alcohol co…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Charged With DUI After Crossing Double-Yellow Line On Route 7, Police Say Man Charged With DUI After Crossing Double-Yellow Line On Route 7, Police Say
Man Charged With DUI After Crossing Double-Yellow Line On Route 7, Police Say A driver stopped for repeatedly crossing over the double yellow lines of a busy Fairfield County roadway was allegedly impaired, police said. A swerving driver in a 2013 Honda Civic on Route 7 in Wilton near the Zion Hill Church was stopped by officers at approximately 1:30 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 15, after he was spotted crossing the double yellow lines, prompting the traffic stop. During the subsequent stop, police said that the driver, Wilton resident David Timothy Csordas, 29, displayed signs of being intoxicated and failed several Standardized Field Sobriety Tests. Csordas was taken into…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Who Drove 100 MPH On I-95 Under Influence, Police Say Man Who Drove 100 MPH On I-95 Under Influence, Police Say
Man Who Drove 100 MPH On I-95 Under Influence, Police Say A reckless driver was allegedly drunk when he topped 100 mph in Fairfield County after blowing through multiple red lights, police said. Old Greenwich resident Michael Napoli, 25, was stopped by police in Greenwich after blowing through multiple traffic lights, failing to signal and speeding on I-95, according to police.  After failing to stop at the lights, it is alleged that Napoli then traveled at speeds exceeding 100 mph on I-95 south, weaving between lanes. Napoli was eventually stopped on Indian Field Road after the vehicle got off I-95 at exit 4.  Police said that it is a…

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by Zak Failla
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Drunk Westchester Driver Who Crashed Into Pole Found After K-9 Search In Greenwich, Police Say Drunk Westchester Driver Who Crashed Into Pole Found After K-9 Search In Greenwich, Police Say
Drunk Westchester Driver Who Crashed Into Pole Found After K-9 Search In Greenwich, Police Say A man who left the scene of an accident in Greenwich was located by a police K-9 who tracked his scent. Aaron Guerrero, 38, of Port Chester,  was arrested around 8 p.m., on Sunday, Nov. 17, after Greenwich Police responded to a report of a vehicle striking a utility police, said the Greenwich Police. When officers arrived on the scene of the crash, they found the vehicle on the west side of North Street against the damaged pole, but no driver was in sight. A police canine was brought to the area and was able to track Guerrero to the area of Parsonage Lane. Once in custody, police adm…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Round Hill Road Crash Leads To DUI Charge, Greenwich Police Say Round Hill Road Crash Leads To DUI Charge, Greenwich Police Say
Round Hill Road Crash Leads To DUI Charge, Greenwich Police Say A man is facing DUI charges after his involvement in a Greenwich crash, police say. Greenwich Police say they responded to a motor vehicle accident on Round Hill Road on Saturday, June 15 around 11:30 p.m. Further investigation revealed that a disabled vehicle was involved in an accident, and the driver, identified as Colin O’Toole, 34, of New Haven, was observed to have red eyes and an alcoholic odor, according to police. O’Toole was also driving the vehicle with a suspended license, police say. O’Toole was asked to participate in a series of field sobriety tests, which police say he did…

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by Valerie Musson
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Stamford Motorist Charged With DWI After Crashing Into Parking Meter In Greenwich, Police Say Stamford Motorist Charged With DWI After Crashing Into Parking Meter In Greenwich, Police Say
Stamford Motorist Charged With DWI After Crashing Into Parking Meter In Greenwich, Police Say A motorist is facing DWI charges after crashing his vehicle into a Greenwich parking meter, police say. Greenwich Police stopped a vehicle on East Putnam Avenue that was driving erratically and had sustained significant damage to the front end on Sunday, Feb. 10 around 2 a.m. Officers say the vehicle did not stop for about 100 yards. Police asked the driver, 46-year-old Victor Manuel Martinez-Flores of Stamford, to perform field sobriety tests, and none were performed to standard. Further investigation revealed that his vehicle hit a parking meter, police said. Martinez-Flores was arrested…

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by Valerie Musson
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Erratic Driving Stop In Wilton Leads To DUI Charge For Norwalk Man Erratic Driving Stop In Wilton Leads To DUI Charge For Norwalk Man
Erratic Driving Stop In Wilton Leads To DUI Charge For Norwalk Man A 27-year-old area man was busted for allegedly driving drunk after being spotted by a resident driving erratically. Michael Norrholm, of Norwalk, was arrested on Wednesday, Jan. 2 after Wilton Police received a report from a resident of a 2013 white Ford Focus driving erratically northbound on Belden Hill Road, said Wilton Police. Once stopped, officers found Norrholm smelled of alcohol and was given a series of field sobriety tests, which he failed to perform to standard, police said.  He was arrested for DUI and transported to the Wilton Police Department for processing. Durin…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Weston Motorist Who Crosses Double Yellow Line Driving Under The Influence, Greenwich PD Says Weston Motorist Who Crosses Double Yellow Line Driving Under The Influence, Greenwich PD Says
Weston Motorist Who Crosses Double Yellow Line Driving Under The Influence, Greenwich PD Says Police nabbed a 30-year-old area man for DI after he was stopped for failing to maintain a single lane while driving. Benjamin Knudsen of Weston was arrested on Saturday, Dec. 22 after being stopped on Hamilton Avenue in Greenwich for driving over the double yellow line and failing to stay in his lane, said Lt. Martin O'Reilly. When officers spoke with Knudsen they could see he had bloodshot, glassy eyes and an odor of alcohol coming from his breath, police said. Knudsen submitted to standard field sobriety tests, which he failed to perform to standard, O'Reilly said.  He was ch…

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by Kathy Reakes