Drop It & Drive

Police: Man, 26, Stopped for Texting While Driving, Found With Marijuana

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A 26-year-old man driving downtown was seen with a mobile phone in front of his face at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 11, Darien police said. Police gave this account (including accusations not proven in court):

A police officer first saw the man on Corbin Drive, then stopped his car on Old Kings Highway South, near Locust Hill Road. The driver, a Waterbury man, said he was an Uber driver responding to a message. When speaking with the driver, the officer smelled marijuana and asked how much was in the vehicle.