Wrong-Way DWI Arrest: CT Teen Nabbed With Gun, Narcotics In Car, Police Say

A teenager, who had just turned 18, was arrested after police allegedly found him stopped on a highway ramp in Connecticut, his car facing the wrong way.

Eighteen-year-old Alex Ortiz was arrested on multiple charges after police say he drove under the influence in the wrong direction on I-84 near Hartford.
Photo Credit: *Connecticut State Police.*

Sophie Grieser

01/06/2024 12:30 p.m.

The Hartford County incident happened in the city of Hartford on Sunday, Dec. 31 at around 4:30 a.m.

Alex Ortiz, who turned 18 earlier in the month, was allegedly found by police in a 2012 gray Honda Accord stopped on a ramp on Interstate 84 near Exit 50.

Connecticut State Police said that Ortiz’s car was facing the wrong way on the ramp and that a firearm was in plain view in the backseat.

During a search of the vehicle, Ortiz, a Torrington, Litchfield County resident, was found to have narcotics inside the car.

The gun was reportedly stolen from Middlebury, New Haven County.

After a sobriety test, which Ortiz reportedly did not pass, he was arrested.

Ortiz was charged with:

Operating under the influence;
Driving the wrong way;
Possession of a controlled substance;
Possession of a firearm without a permit;
Possession of a stolen firearm;
Illegal possession of a firearm in a motor vehicle;
Criminal possession of ammo;
Larceny; and
Possession of a large-cap magazine.

The teen was released on a $75,000 bond and is scheduled to appear at GA 14 Hartford Superior Court on Monday, Jan. 22.

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