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Police: DUI for Man, 27, Driving at Erratic Speeds on Hoyt Street

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A 27-year-old man was intoxicated at about 1:30 a.m., Friday, Aug. 18 as he drove on Hoyt Street, changing speeds drastically between 25 and almost 50 mph, Darien police said. Darien police described what happened with this account, including accusations not proven in court:

A police officer saw a black 1998 Honda Civic fail to stop for a stop sign at the intersection of Hoyt Street and Middlesex Road. As the car continued north on Hoyt, the officer followed. That’s when the officer saw that “the vehicle changed speeds drastically several times” between 25 and 49 mph, according to a police announcement.

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Police: DUI for Man, 43, Reportedly Driving Erratically, Found on Garden City Road

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A tip to police resulted in the arrest of a 43-year-old man who they found parked on Garden City Road sometime around midnight, Saturday to Sunday. Darien police gave this account of the incident, including accusations not proven in court:

At 11:52 p.m., police received a tip about an SUV being driven erratically in the area of the Post Road and Garden City Road. Police looked for the vehicle and found it, a gray 2005 Nissan Pathfinder. It matched the description given of the vehicle, including the license plate number

A police officer spoke with the driver, a Norwalk man, and smelled an alcoholic beverage coming from the man. The officer also saw that the man’s eyes were watery.

Police: DUI for Man, 52, Swerving on Mansfield Ave

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After someone called police to report an SUV swerving as it headed south on Mansfield Avenue, officers found the vehicle and its intoxicated driver, who was arrested, police said. Darien police described what happened with this account, including accusations not proven in court:

The caller told police the vehicle was a gray sport utility vehicle swerving in and out of its lane. An officer who went to the scene was waved down by a person near a truck parked in the parking lot of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church at 471 Mansfield Ave. The witness, who was later identified as the complainant, said the SUV had pulled over on the side of the road about 50 yards further south.