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Police: Man, 48, Charged with DUI After Erratic Driving

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A man driving a blue pickup truck at about 9:40 p.m. on Thursday was intoxicated when he drove briefly in the opposite lane on West Avenue, police said. A breath test later showed the man had almost twice the legal blood-alcohol limit for driving, and he eventually admitted to drinking eight beers that day, according to police. Darien police gave this account (including accusations not proven in court):

Police received a call at 9:40 p.m. that a blue pickup truck with a lawnmower in the back was being driven erraticly and had almost hit another vehicle in the parking lot at Avalon Darien, 137 Hollow Tree Ridge Road. A police officer who went to the area saw the blue 2001 Dodge pickup truck near the Avalon entrance and driving north on Hollow Tree Ridge Road. The truck then turned left onto West Avenue with no turn signal and drove a short distance west in the eastbound-traffic lane before moving into the proper lane.