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Stop For Traffic Infractions Leads To DUI Charge For Man In Darien, Police Say Stop For Traffic Infractions Leads To DUI Charge For Man In Darien, Police Say
Stop For Traffic Infractions Leads To DUI Charge For Man In Darien, 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…
Man Charged With DUI After Crash In Darien Man Charged With DUI After Crash In Darien
Man Charged With DUI After Crash In Darien 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…
PA Police Officer Busted On DUI Charge: Authorities PA Police Officer Busted On DUI Charge: Authorities
PA Police Officer Busted On DUI Charge: Authorities A patrolman has been arrested for driving under the influence, according to a release by police and public records. Daniel A. Benscics, 33, of Bethlehem, was arrested following a traffic stop on Dec. 12 at 2 a.m., according to Lititz Borough police. Benscics was initially stopped for unsafe driving, but with police for he was allegedly under the influence of alcohol, he was taken into custody, as stated in the release. He blew a 0.190% Breath Alcohol Content during his breathalyzer test for evidence, according to the release. Benscics is a graduate of Bethlehem Catholic High School, who e…
Woman Driving Drunk Crashes Into Embankment In Fairfield County, Police Say Woman Driving Drunk Crashes Into Embankment In Fairfield County, Police Say
Woman Driving Drunk Crashes Into Embankment In Fairfield County, 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…
Unresponsive Driver Arrested For DUI In Fairfield County, Police Say Unresponsive Driver Arrested For DUI In Fairfield County, Police Say
Unresponsive Driver Arrested For DUI In Fairfield County, 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 …
Man Who Crossed Double-Yellow Line In Fairfield County Under Influence, Police Say Man Who Crossed Double-Yellow Line In Fairfield County Under Influence, Police Say
Man Who Crossed Double-Yellow Line In Fairfield County 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…
BMW Driver Doing Donuts In Morris County Walmart Lot Charged With Underage DWI BMW Driver Doing Donuts In Morris County Walmart Lot Charged With Underage DWI
BMW Driver Doing Donuts In Morris County Walmart Lot Charged With Underage DWI A Union County driver doing donuts in a Morris County Walmart parking lot was charged with underage DWI, authorities said.  Kyle Young, 20, was revving the engine of a blue BMW and doing "donuts" in the parking lot of Walmart in Flanders when officers stopped him around 7:45 p.m. Friday, Mt. Olive Township police said. Young, of Hillside, failed a series of field sobriety tests, and later found to have been drinking, police said. He was arrested and taken to headquarters, where police say he refused to take a breathalyzer test. Young was charged with DWI, underage DWI, refusal to con…
DWI Hit-Run Driver Nabbed After Crash In Stamford DWI Hit-Run Driver Nabbed After Crash In Stamford
DWI Hit-Run Driver Nabbed After Crash In Stamford A Stamford man was nabbed for DWI following a hit-and-run crash after the person he struck followed him while he called the police for help. The incident took place on Friday, March 1, when the Stamford Police Department received a call from a motorist who said that his vehicle was hit and they were following the vehicle around the East Side of Stamford because the operator left the accident scene, the Stamford Police Said. Officers Aaron Miller and Vanessa Lynn quickly located the victim who was able to them a description of the fleeing vehicle. Within minutes of giving out the descripti…
Norwalk Woman Charged With DUI After Fleeing Scene Of Crash In Darien, Police Say Norwalk Woman Charged With DUI After Fleeing Scene Of Crash In Darien, Police Say
Norwalk Woman Charged With DUI After Fleeing Scene Of Crash In Darien, Police Say A woman from Norwalk was arrested and faces DUI charges after getting into an accident and fleeing the scene, Darien Police say. Officers responded to the intersection of Post Road and Brookside Road on Wednesday, Dec. 26 around 3 p.m. after hearing a report of a motor vehicle accident. The other party involved in the accident was able to provide a license number, and a Norwalk officer eventually located the vehicle on West Avenue near Maple Street. When asked whether she had been in an accident, the vehicle’s driver, 58-year-old Dephine Swierc of Norwalk, said she “may have been.” The offi…
Man Charged With Felony DWI Following Crash In Yorktown Man Charged With Felony DWI Following Crash In Yorktown
Man Charged With Felony DWI Following Crash In Yorktown A 38-year-old Cortlandt Manor man was charged with felony DWI after a two-car accident Saturday afternoon at Old Crompond Road and Pine Grove Court. Giovanni Loaiza was charged with a felony because he had a prior driving while intoxicated conviction in the last 10 years. He was also charged with driving with a revoked license, a Class E felony and refusing to submit to a breathalyzer test. Loaiza was transported to Westchester County Jail and is due back in court on Jan. 16 at 6 p.m.