While the 56-year-old driver of a 2010 Porsche Cayenne was still on the on-ramp from Ledge Road to Interstate 95, he was going 65 mph and had more than double the legal alcohol limit in his blood, according to police.
Darien police described the incident with this account (containing accusations not proven in court):
A police officer saw Andrew Fisch of Highland Avenue in Norwalk cross the double yellow line on the Post Road twice as he drove west toward Ledge Road at 1:09 p.m.
The officer activated his vehicle’s emergency lights and followed the car onto the highway. Fisch stopped at the Interstate 95 South rest stop.
He told the officer he was going home after having a few drinks at a bar. His eyes were glassy and bloodshot, and the officer smelled a strong odor of alcohol coming from Fisch’s car as he talked with the driver and after Fisch was told to get out of the car, the officer smelled alcohol on his breath.
Fisch did not pass any of the three field sobriety tests he was given, so he was charged with driving while under the influence, along with failure to drive on the right side of the road.
Breath tests taken at the police station showed a blood-alcohol level of 0.18 on the first test (taken at 1:59 a.m.) and 0.17 at 2:20 a.m. — both amounts more than twice the legal limit of 0.08.
Fisch posted a $250 cash bond and was released at 2:40 a.m. He is scheduled to appear Nov. 30 in state Superior Court in Stamford.