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Police: DUI for Man, 30, Found Sleeping Behind the Wheel in the Middle of an Intersection

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A 30-year-old man was asleep behind the wheel of a car stopped in the middle of the intersection of Hollow Tree Ridge Road and Allwood Road when an officer on patrol came by, police said. Darien police gave this account of what happened next (including accusations not proven in court):

The officer saw the car, a Subaru sedan, at 1:53 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 4. He approached the vehicle and could see the driver was apparently asleep. It took several attempts for officers to rouse the man.

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Police: DUI for 31-Year-Old Darien Woman After Her Vehicle Strikes a Stone Wall

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After a vehicle driven by a 31-year-old Darien woman struck a stone wall on Hollow Tree Ridge Road, she was charged with driving while under the influence, police said. Darien police gave this account of what happened, including accusations not proven in court:

Police were called to the roadway outside 95 Hollow Tree Ridge Road at 1:15 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 7, where the vehicle had struck the stone wall at a sharp turn in the road. The police news release did not describe damage to the vehicle or to the wall or say whether or not the driver appeared to be injured. The driver, Allesandra Mossa, a resident of the same street, a bit north of Interstate 95, appeared confused and smelled of alcohol.

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Police: DUI for Woman, 27, Who Left Scene After Her Car Strikes Another Vehicle

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A 27-year-old woman who was drinking before she started driving got into an accident after leaving a driveway onto the street near the intersection of Center Street and the Post Road, police said. She then drove away from the scene, police said. But an officer found her and charged her with driving while under the influence, leaving the scene of an accident and failure to grant right of way to another vehicle. Darien police gave this further account, including accusations not proven in court:

At 9:01 p.m. on Friday, July 2, police were called to the scene and were told that one of the vehicles had driven away. A description of the vehicle was given, and an officer in the area found it, stopping the driver, Lisbeth Hernandez of Wardwell Street in Stamford.

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Police: DUI for Darien Woman, 51, After She Struck a Parked Car

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A 51-year-old Darien woman driving on West Elm Street struck a parked car shortly before 9:30 p.m., Thursday, July 1, police said. She was later charged with driving while under the influence. Darien police gave this account of what happened, including accusations not proven in court:

When police spoke to the woman, a resident of Avalon Darien on Hollow Tree Ridge Road, an officer could smell alcohol coming from her. She told police she had been drinking. She refused to participate in any standardized sobriety tests at the scene, and police decided to take her into custody on the driving under the influence charge.

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Police: DUI Charge After Darien Man, 18, Looks at Phone, Drives Into Marsh at Gorham’s Pond

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An 18-year-old Darien man who had been drinking alcohol and taking pot before driving on Sunswyck Road was looking down at his phone when his vehicle went across Goodwives River Road into a marsh, police said. He wound up at the edge of Gorham’s Pond, police said. In their announcement police didn’t say he was injured in any way. Police gave this account of what happened, including accusations not proven in court:

The teenager, a Revere Road resident, was found standing with the vehicle (police didn’t say what kind of vehicle) when police arrived, after an 11:23 p.m. call on Wednesday, June 23. The man said he looked down while using his cell phone (police didn’t say exactly what he was doing on the phone).

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Police: DUI Charge for Man, 36, After His Vehicle Strikes a Parked Car

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It’s not good for you when a police officer sees you driving erratically downtown. It’s worse when the officer sees you driving with a flat right front tire. It gets even worse when the officer sees your vehicle hit a parked car. And you’re truly in a difficult spot when the officer smells alcohol on your breath. All that is what a police officer reported seeing on the Post Road near Center Street at 10:28 p.m., Monday, May 24.

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AAA: Driving Can Be Risky; With Booze, Riskier; With Pot — Well, You’re Just a Magnet for Risk

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People who use alcohol and marijuana — not necessarily while on the road — are significantly more likely to speed, text, and adopt other reckless behaviors when they do drive, says a AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety study. — an announcement from AAA Northeast
These same drivers are far more likely to drive under the influence of alcohol and to ride with an intoxicated driver compared to those who only drink, but don’t puff, the AAA study also reports. Compared to alcohol-only users, the research also found people who admitted to using both drugs were more likely to self-report such behaviors as:

Speeding in residential neighborhood (55% vs 35% for alcohol-only)
Aggressive driving (52% for both vs. 28% for alcohol only)
Running red lights (48% for both vs. 32% for alcohol only) and
Texting while driving (40% for both vs.

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Police: DUI for Man, 27, Seen Swerving Over Yellow Lines on Ledge Road

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A police officer seeing a car swerving across the double yellow lines on Ledge Road late Saturday night resulted in the arrest of the the 27-year-old driver, police said. Darien police gave this account of what happened, including accusations not proven in court:

At 11:37 p.m., an officer on patrol saw a white car leave the Exit 11 southbound traffic exit ramp and cross the Post Road onto Ledge Road. The car had been stopped at the traffic light, and as it went across the intersection, the officer saw it swerving. As the officer followed the car onto Ledge Road, the driver swerved more, and a motor vehicle stop was conducted. The driver, a resident of Stamford, said he had been drinking.

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Police: Woman in Car Crash Had Four Times the Legal Alcohol Limit in Her Blood

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After a 56-year-old woman crashed into a tree on Sunday, Jan. 10, she was taken to a hospital, where tests showed she had a blood-alcohol level of 0.33, police said. That amount is more than four times the legal limit for a driver. Darien police gave these additional details about the case:

Nicole Bernardo of Richmond Hill Road in New Canaan was driving when she lost control of her Subaru and hit a tree near the intersection of Ox Ridge Lane and Middlesex Road. The car’s front end was heavily damaged, and the airbag deployed.