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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.