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Mom Admits To Using Crack Before Crashing Car With Baby Inside On I-84: Police Mom Admits To Using Crack Before Crashing Car With Baby Inside On I-84: Police
Mom Admits To Using Crack Before Crashing Car With Baby Inside On I-84: Police A routine traffic crash quickly turned into a serious criminal investigation when police say a local woman admitted to using crack cocaine before getting behind the wheel—with a toddler in the car. Elizabeth Burnham, 35, of East Hartford, faces a litany of charges following her arrest on Monday morning, Feb. 24, Connecticut State Police said.  Troopers responded to a two-car crash on the exit 58 off-ramp from I-84 around 10:15 a.m. They found Burnham had rear-ended another vehicle because she “was not able to stop in time,” according to authorities.  No injuries were reported at …

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by Josh Lanier
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Drunk Driver Crashes U-Haul Into Car In Wilton, Police Say Drunk Driver Crashes U-Haul Into Car In Wilton, Police Say
Drunk Driver Crashes U-Haul Into Car In Wilton, Police Say A Long Island man driving a U-Haul truck was charged with alleged DUI in Fairfield County after he passed another vehicle and struck it. The incident occurred in the town of Wilton on Wednesday, July 31, on Danbury Road (Route 7). According to Lt. Anna Tornello of the Wilton Police, Steve Otterbeck, age 58, of Huntington Station, was traveling south on Ridgefield Road in a U-Haul truck when he passed another car and struck it.  After stopping the truck, officers thought Otterbeck's actions "were not normal," and in Plainview were several alcohol containers, Tornello said. Tornel…

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by Kathy Reakes
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NY Judge Suspends Justin Timberlake's License Amid Drunk Driving Allegations NY Judge Suspends Justin Timberlake's License Amid Drunk Driving Allegations
NY Judge Suspends Justin Timberlake's License Amid Drunk Driving Allegations Pop superstar Justin Timberlake took time out of his European tour to face a New York judge in his alleged drunk driving case on Long Island. The former NSYNC frontman pleaded not guilty to one count of driving while intoxicated during a virtual appearance before Sag Harbor Village Justice Court on Friday morning, Aug. 2. Timberlake, age 43, of Franklin, Tennessee, was arrested shortly after leaving the posh American Hotel in Sag Harbor, around 12:30 a.m., Tuesday, June 18, after a night of drinking with friends, according to multiple news reports. He was held in jail overnight. Earlier …

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by Michael Mashburn & Kathy Reakes
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Wrong-Way Driver Caught With Explosives, Alleged Narcotics, More In CT: Police Wrong-Way Driver Caught With Explosives, Alleged Narcotics, More In CT: Police
Wrong-Way Driver Caught With Explosives, Alleged Narcotics, More In CT: Police A man has been charged with driving under the influence and more after he was found to be driving the wrong way down a highway in Connecticut. The Litchfield County incident occurred on Saturday, June 15 in the town of Litchfield, according to Connecticut State Police. At approximately 2:20 a.m., police allegedly observed 40-year-old New Haven County resident Darnell Tomlin, of Waterbury, erratically driving his white Kia Optima.  He was heading north on southbound Route 8 near the Exit 41 off-ramp. Responding officers temporarily shut down a section of the highway while Toml…

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by Sophie Grieser