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Police: A New Industry Cuts Down on DUI in Darien

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Darien police have noticed that there have been fewer arrests for intoxicated driving recently, and they think they know why. It involves something else they’ve seen in recent months — many more Uber drivers (or drivers from similar services) picking up tipsy passengers late at night from bars and restaurants. “Our DWI [driving while intoxicated] arrests are actually down a little bit, and the reason why I think we see that […] is the Uber drivers are doing a booming business in Darien” Police Capt. Don Anderson said at the April 5 quarterly town department heads meeting with the Board of Selectmen. “Downtown weekend nights, we actually almost have an Uber parking lot where people are trying to park as close as they can to our local nightlife restaurants to pick up fares,” Anderson said. He continued:

“I think people are being very responsible.

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State Police Have Extra Patrols Out for New Year’s Eve Drunk Driving

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An announcement released Tuesday by Connecticut State Police:

The Connecticut State Police will remain very active to enhance public safety on all highways and roads in Connecticut this New Year’s Holiday. 

Troopers will utilize various enforcement methods to locate and arrest dangerous and intoxicated drivers this New Year’s Holiday weekend. To accomplish this task State Troopers will utilize both marked and unmarked State Police Patrol Cars as Troopers are attempting to remove all unsafe and intoxicated drivers from Connecticut’s roads and highways. _________

See also: Drinking & Driving? Extra Darien Police Patrols Would Like to Meet up with You (Dec. 29)

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State Police ask motorists to follow all driving laws, as their behavior on the roads is essential to keeping potential hazards at a distance.