A 44-year-old woman was charged with driving while under the influence of alcohol after she caused a minor motor vehicle accident last Wednesday on the Post Road, police said.
Darien police described the incident with this account (including accusations not proven in court):
The woman, a Stamford resident, was driving east on the Post Road just before 6:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 20, when her Nissan Rogue rear-ended another SUV, a Chevrolet Equinox, near the intersection with West Norwalk Road.
No injuries resulted. The Rogue suffered front-end damage; the Equinox, rear-end; damage to both vehicles was minor.
When police received a call reporting the accident they were told the driver of the Rogue appeared to be intoxicated and was trying to leave the scene. When they arrived, police saw the Stamford woman was outside the vehicle, was unsteady on her feet, and the driver of the other car was trying to keep her from falling down.
The Stamford woman did not pass field sobriety tests. She told police she may have been taking prescription medication.
She was charged with failure to drive a reasonable distance from another vehicle and driving while under the influence of alcohol. She was later released to a friend on payment of a $100 bond and was scheduled to appear Tuesday, March 1 in state Superior Court in Stamford.