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Florida Man Nabbed In CT For Drunk Driving, Police Say Florida Man Nabbed In CT For Drunk Driving, Police Say
Florida Man Nabbed In CT For Drunk Driving, Police Say An out-of-state man is facing a charge of drunk driving after he allegedly blew through a stop sign on a Connecticut road. The Fairfield County incident happened on Tuesday, June 18 in the town of New Canaan. Just after midnight, 40-year-old Carlos Manuel Fernandez was driving north on White Oak Shade Road when he reportedly accelerated through a stop sign near the intersection at Gerdes Road. When New Canaan Police pulled him over, officers noticed that the Palm Coast, Florida man had the smell of alcohol on his breath. Fernandez was also reportedly slurring his speech and showing oth…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Drunk Woman Nabbed In Darien Driving With Headlights Off: Police Drunk Woman Nabbed In Darien Driving With Headlights Off: Police
Drunk Woman Nabbed In Darien Driving With Headlights Off: Police A Connecticut woman was charged with drunk driving after she was allegedly caught driving at 3 a.m. without any headlights, police said. The Fairfield County incident happened on Monday, March 25 in the town of Darien. At approximately 3:15 a.m. that morning, Darien Police reportedly observed 47-year-old Brenda Garcia speeding west down Post Road near Brookside Road without headlights on. Garcia, who is from Stamford, told officers that she had drunk two beers before getting behind the wheel and failed a field sobriety test, though she reportedly refused to take a breathalyzer test. Sh…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Woman Driving Under Influence Crashes On Bridge In Western Mass, Police Say Woman Driving Under Influence Crashes On Bridge In Western Mass, Police Say
Woman Driving Under Influence Crashes On Bridge In Western Mass, Police Say A woman was allegedly intoxicated in Western Massachusetts when she blew past a “road closed” barricade and nearly made a splash landing off a bridge under construction, police said. In Franklin County, the crash happened at approximately 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 19 in Greenfield on the General Pierce Bridge. According to the Greenfield Police Department, upon arrival at the bridge, officers found a 2015 Nissan that had been traveling from Montague toward Greenfield and crashed through the barricade. Police said that the vehicle continued to travel over the bridge that was under constru…

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by Zak Failla
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Fairfield County Man Surrenders To Police On DUI Charge Fairfield County Man Surrenders To Police On DUI Charge
Fairfield County Man Surrenders To Police On DUI Charge A 27-year-old Fairfield County man who had been wanted for years turned himself in to police custody and is facing a host of charges for an alleged DUI. Shortly after 12:30 a.m. on June 1, 2017, Darien police officers arrested Norwalk resident Jorge Canola for alleged impaired driving after he was stopped making an illegal turn onto Old Kings Highway South. At the time of the traffic stop, police said that Canola did not have a valid driver's license, had been busted repeatedly for driving with a suspended license, he had alcohol on his breath, and bloodshot eyes. Canola ultimately admitt…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Charged With DUI After Being Found Parked At Intersection In Fairfield County, Police Say Man Charged With DUI After Being Found Parked At Intersection In Fairfield County, Police Say
Man Charged With DUI After Being Found Parked At Intersection In Fairfield County, Police Say A driver who was found asleep behind the wheel of a minivan in the middle of a Fairfield County intersection was allegedly intoxicated with a blood alcohol concentration nearly triple the legal limit, police said. Officers from the Darien Police Department responded to the intersection of Rings End Road and Harbor Road shortly after 1:30 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 10, where there was a report of a man asleep in a Honda Odyssey that was parked in the middle of the roadway. Upon arrival, officers were able to wake up the driver, Trumbull resident Ramiro Munoz, age 42, who had been slumped asleep le…

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by Zak Failla
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Man With Child Wedged Between Seats Busted For DUI In Fairfield County, Police Say Man With Child Wedged Between Seats Busted For DUI In Fairfield County, Police Say
Man With Child Wedged Between Seats Busted For DUI In Fairfield County, Police Say A man with warrants out for his arrest in Fairfield County is facing a host of charges after attempting to pull a fast one on police with a fake name after being busted allegedly driving drunk with his child in the car, authorities announced. Shortly after 1:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 16, an officer on patrol stopped a vehicle on Brookside Road in Darien after seeing the driver repeatedly swerve over the double yellow line while following him on Post Road, Darien Police said. During the subsequent stop, officers said that the driver, Ozni Cucpacay, age 31, of Norwalk, had the smell of a…

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by Zak Failla