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Drunk Wrong-Way Driver Causes Pile-Up On I-95 In Stamford: Police Drunk Wrong-Way Driver Causes Pile-Up On I-95 In Stamford: Police
Drunk Wrong-Way Driver Causes Pile-Up On I-95 In Stamford: Police A woman who Connecticut Police say caused a five-car pile-up on I-95 earlier this week was intoxicated when she got onto the interstate going the wrong direction. The Fairfield County crash happened just before 3 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 11, when New York City resident Jacqueline Remache, age 29, of the Bronx, got onto I-95 in Stamford going the wrong way, authorities said.  She then pinballed against four other vehicles before finally stopping near Exit 9. Remache is charged with operating under the influence, driving the wrong way on a divided highway, and other traffic infraction…

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by Josh Lanier
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Wrong-Way Driver, 21, Nabbed In CT Alleged DUI Incident Wrong-Way Driver, 21, Nabbed In CT Alleged DUI Incident
Wrong-Way Driver, 21, Nabbed In CT Alleged DUI Incident A man who had just become of legal drinking age was arrested on charges of drinking and driving after police saw him driving down the wrong way on I-384. It happened just after midnight on Friday, Aug. 18 in Manchester, according to Connecticut State Police. Troopers saw Bonifilio Ortiz-Perez, who turned 21 in July, driving west in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 384 near exit 4. Once pulled over, officers began to suspect that Ortiz-Perez was under the influence, and a sobriety test allegedly confirmed this. He was arrested and is charged with: Operating under the influence; Dr…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Wrong-Way Driver Hits State Police Cruiser On I-91 In Connecticut Wrong-Way Driver Hits State Police Cruiser On I-91 In Connecticut
Wrong-Way Driver Hits State Police Cruiser On I-91 In Connecticut A Connecticut woman was arrested after allegedly hitting a police vehicle while driving in the wrong direction on I-91, while drunk.  Latifah Roldan, age 31, of East Hartford, was arrested by Connecticut State Police, on Sunday, May 2, following the incident which took place in the area of Exit 36 in Windsor, said the Connecticut State Police. According to police, troopers responded to the area after receiving multiple calls around 1:30 a.m., that a Toyota sedan was driving southbound in the northbound lane. Troopers who located the vehicle near Exit 33 in East Hartford, were struck b…

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by Kathy Reakes