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Stop For Traffic Infractions Leads To DUI Charge For CT Man, Police Say Stop For Traffic Infractions Leads To DUI Charge For CT Man, Police Say
Stop For Traffic Infractions Leads To DUI Charge For CT Man, Police Say A 23-year-old man was charged after police said he drove in Fairfield County with a BAC more than two times the legal limit. An officer saw a vehicle drive past a stop sign without stopping at the intersection of Old Kings Highway South and Locust Road in Darien at about 11:45 p.m. on Saturday, July 2, according to the Darien Police Department.  Police then saw the vehicle make an improper turn onto Locust Hill Road, authorities said.  The officer stopped the vehicle on Settlers Trail and found that the driver, identified as Reid Blomquist, of Norwalk, exhibited signs of imp…

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by Nicole Valinote
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CT Man Charged With DUI After Crash CT Man Charged With DUI After Crash
CT Man Charged With DUI After Crash A man is accused of driving under the influence in Fairfield County after officers responded to a report of a seriously damaged vehicle. Officers began investigating a possible disabled motor vehicle in the area of Post Road and Ledge Road in Darien at about 3:20 a.m. on Saturday, June 11. Police found that the vehicle had damage to the passenger side and the airbags were deployed on that side, according to the Darien Police Department. The front right tire was also missing, authorities said. Police said officers detected signs of intoxication when they spoke with the driver, identif…

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by Nicole Valinote
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CT Woman Driving Drunk Crashes Into Embankment, Police Say CT Woman Driving Drunk Crashes Into Embankment, Police Say
CT Woman Driving Drunk Crashes Into Embankment, Police Say A Fairfield County woman was charged after police said she drove with a BAC nearly three times the legal limit. Police received two reports of a vehicle driving erratically at about 8:50 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 2, according to the Darien Police Department.  The second caller told police that the vehicle ran off the roadway and struck an embankment on Middlesex Road near Colony Road in Darien, authorities said.  Police said officers located the driver, identified as 44-year-old Laura Gallo-Swimm, of New Canaan, in the vehicle. Authorities said Gallo-Swimm smelled of an alcoho…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Unresponsive Driver Arrested For DUI In CT, Police Say Unresponsive Driver Arrested For DUI In CT, Police Say
Unresponsive Driver Arrested For DUI In CT, Police Say Police in Fairfield County arrested a sleeping driver parked the wrong way on an area roadway after it was determined he was intoxicated, authorities announced. A police officer from the Darien Police Department responded to the intersection of Park Place and Norton Avenue shortly after 10:45 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 30, where there was a report of an unresponsive man inside a parked vehicle. Upon arrival, the officer said that he located the parked car facing the wrong way in a westbound lane on Park Place. Police said that upon approaching the vehicle, the officer could smell alcohol, and …

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by Zak Failla
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Man Who Crossed Double-Yellow Line In CT Under Influence, Police Say Man Who Crossed Double-Yellow Line In CT Under Influence, Police Say
Man Who Crossed Double-Yellow Line In CT Under Influence, Police Say A man is accused of driving while intoxicated after police said he crossed the double yellow while driving in Fairfield County. Robert Oxer Sr., age 71, of Darien, is facing charges of operating under the influence and failure to drive right in the Sunday, Oct. 10, incident, according to the Darien Police Department. At about 1:20 a.m. on Sunday, an officer reportedly saw a southbound vehicle on Long Neck Point Road in Darien crossing the double yellow line into the northbound lane. The officer stopped the vehicle in a driveway on Pear Tree Point Road. The officer reported smelling "a str…

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by Nicole Valinote