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Man Nabbed For DUI After Crash In Connecticut
A driver who caused a four-car crash in Connecticut was allegedly under the influence when he struck a guardrail, leading to the chain reaction, State Police said.
Police said that Lavar Tracdin Funnye, age 33, was driving on the right shoulder of I-91 South near exit 32 in Hartford at approximately 9:20 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 7 when he veered into the lanes of traffic.
Funnye, a Hartford resident, failed to stay in his lane, struck a metal beam guardrail in the right shoulder, spinning out into the right lane, where he was rear-ended by an Audi A5, which struck two other drivers on I-91.
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NY Man Driving Tractor Was Plowed -- At Nearly Four Times Legal Limit, Police Say
New York State Police are saying a man was driving a tractor while his blood alcohol content was nearly four times the legal limit.
State troopers arrested Steven Harrison, age 42, on Monday, July 5 in the area of Weaver Dam Road in Petersburg, located in Rensselaer County, about 28 miles east of Albany, near the Massachusetts border.
Police had received a report of a tractor swerving as it drove down the street.
Police said state troopers located the driver, who was identified as Harrison, a resident of Petersburg. He was taken into custody after failing a roadside sobriety test, S…
CT State Trooper Faces DUI Charge In Fairfield County
A Connecticut State Police trooper has been arrested for driving under the influence and other charges in Fairfield County.
Trooper Andrew Murphy was arrested by Bethel Police around 2:10 a.m., Sunday, June 20, after an officer spotted him in a parking lot stumbling and apparently intoxicated, said Bethel PD Lt. Robert J. Durkin.
The officer spoke with Murphy and instructed him not to drive his vehicle, which was parked, Durkin said.
"Murphy disregarded the officer, entered his vehicle, and began driving," he said.
The officer attempted to stop Murphy using lights and sirens, b…
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…
Man Allegedly Served 12 Drinks, Is Charged With Manslaughter In Fatal Crash
A man, who was allegedly served 12 alcoholic drinks at a local bar before getting behind the wheel of a car, has been arraigned on manslaughter charges for a fatal crash with a pedestrian.
On Monday, Dec. 21, Ian McGrath, 23, of Worcester, pled not guilty to charges of committing motor vehicle homicide while drunk, committing manslaughter while drunk, and manslaughter, according to the Worcester Telegram & Gazette.
McGrath was allegedly served a dozen drinks at the now-closed Blarney Stone on Maywood Street in Worcester before driving his mother’s car into two parked vehicles and a pede…
