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Police: DUI for Man, 44, Found Asleep Behind the Wheel of Vehicle Stopped on the Road at 2:31 AM

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A vehicle that was stopped but still running and with the gear in drive had an intoxicated driver asleep behind the wheel, Darien police said. Police gave this further account, including accusations not proven in court:

Police responded at 2:31 a.m., Sunday, Aug. 24 to a report of the stopped vehicle at 2:31 a.m. at or near the intersection of Hollow Tree Road and Ox Ridge Lane. The man in the driver’s seat, a 44-year-old resident of Carroll Street in the Springdale section of Stamford, showed signs of impairment. He couldn’t adequately complete standardized field sobriety tests, so he was arrested on a charge of driving while intoxicated.

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Police: Man, 34, Drove at Twice the Legal Intoxication Level on West Avenue

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After Stamford police notified police in Darien that a driver in a traffic accident had fled into Darien on West Avenue, driving erratically in a Toyota Rav4. Town police later charged the 34-year-old man with driving while intoxicated. Darien police gave this account of what happened, including accusations not proven in court:

At about 2:10 a.m. on Saturday, June 7, officers located the SUV traveling on West Avenue and stopped it at the intersection with Old Parish Road. Police saw that the driver, a Stamford resident, had glassy, bloodshot eyes and an unsteady gait. Open beer cans and empty alcohol containers were found in the vehicle.

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Police: Intoxicated Man, 30, Drives Into Telephone Pole Near Darien-Stamford Line

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A 30-year-old intoxicated man driving a van struck a telephone pole early Sunday evening on the Post Road near the Stamford border, Darien police said. Police gave this account, including accusations not proven in court:

At 7:17 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 16, when police arrived at the scene near the intersection of the Post Road and Brookside Drive, they saw that 2019 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van had received significant front-end damage, and an airbag had deployed. The van had mounted the curb before hitting the pole. The police news release didn’t indicate whether the driver was injured.