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Police: DUI for Woman, 36, With More Than 4X Legal Alcohol Limit

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Darien police said a 36-year-old woman was charged with driving while under the influence after a driver on the Merritt Parkway followed her off an exit into Darien and then called police. Police described what happened with this account (including accusations not proven in court):

At about 8 p.m., police were sent to the intersection of Mansfield Avenue and Stephen Mather Road on the report of a motor vehicle being driven in an erratic way. While officers were driving to the scene, they were told the complainant, a Stamford resident, somehow had got the driver of the erratic vehicle to stop on Stephen Mather Road. On approaching the car — a black 2014 Nissan Altima — police saw damage around the front bumper and headlights. The driver, a  Norwalk resident, told police she had hit a deer somewhere, but couldn’t say where or when.

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DUI Arrest for Woman, 59, After Two-Car Crash on Middlesex Road

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Darien police this weekend arrested a 59-year-old woman on a warrant after an August car accident that sent both drivers to the hospital. Police described the events with this account (including accusations not proven in court):

At about 9:30 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 15, the woman was driving a 2005 Mercury Sable east on Middlesex Road near its intersection with Laurel Lane when she went into the opposite traffic lane just as a 20-year-old Darien man, driving west, was headed toward her. The Darien man, in a 2011 Chevrolet Malibu, swerved into the opposite lane to avoid the oncoming car, but his vehicle was hit. It was damaged heavily on its right (passenger) side and in the rear.

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Police: Woman, 33, Charged with DUI After Minor Downtown Traffic Accident

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A 33-year-old woman driving east on the Post Road hit another car, causing a minor accident, but a police officer who showed up noticed the woman smelled of alcohol and had difficulty standing, police said. That led to a driving while under the influence charge for the woman after the 12:30 p.m. accident on Monday, Aug. 1. Darien police described the incident and arrest with this account (with accusations not proven in court):

Near the intersection of Leroy Avenue 2008 Mercedes e350 as the driver of that car was waiting for traffic to turn left onto Leroy Avenue, the car was hit from behind by the 33-year-old Norwalk woman behind the wheel of a 2009 Honda Civic. A police officer called to the scene directed both drivers to move their cars out of the intersection, to get out of the way of heavy traffic.

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Police: DUI Charge for Woman Driving Over 3X Alcohol Limit in Tokeneke

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A 23-year-old woman driving intoxicated nearly hit a pedestrian on Searles Road last Tuesday, a Tokeneke constable had to drive off the road into a driveway to avoid being hit by the same vehicle, Darien police said. The same vehicle was reported to have struck another vehicle twice in the Center Street parking lot that same day, police said, and a breathalyzer test later showed the woman’s blood-alcohol content at more than three times the legal limit, according to police. Darien police described the events with this account (including information not proven in court):

At about 6:30 p.m. a constable patroling on Tokeneke Trail saw a black SUV driving at a high rate of speed on Cross Road. The constable tried to follow the SUV, but it was going too fast and the constable failed to catch up to it and lost sight of it on Cross Road near Searles Road. The constable turned onto Searles Road, where a pedestrian flagged him down with flailing arms and said she had been nearly hit by a black Ford SUV driving south on Searles.

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Police: DUI for Driver Speeding at 71 MPH Down Post Road Around 6 PM

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A 42-year-old man was charged with driving under the influence after a police officer driving behind him paced the man’s car at 71 mph on the Post Road near Hecker Avenue at 5:41 p.m., Sunday, police said. Police described the incident with this account (with accusations not proven in court):

The officer saw a dark-colored 2000 Subaru Legacy traveling west on the Post Road near Rings End Road at what seemed like a high rate of speed. The officer followed the car and paced it for a short distance (that is, the patrol car maintained the same distance and the officer looked at the speedometer). The car was speeding at 71 mph at least at one point. The speed limit in that area is clearly marked as 35 mph.