Crime & Safety
Greenwich Police Charge Driver with DWI
Police say the driver passed a patrol car "unusually close" early Sunday morning.
GREENWICH, CT - After passing a Greenwich patrol car "unusually close" at 1:45 a.m. Sunday, a driver is facing a driving while intoxicated charge.
The driver also is accused of having to take "corrective action" to avoid hitting cars parked on Delavan Avenue, according to a police report.
When stopped by police, officers found that the driver did not have a license. They also noticed the driver had "glassy and bloodshot" eyes and when they had him perform field sobriety tests, the man had the odor of alcoholic beverages on his breath.
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Police arrested Abrahan C. Rodriguez, 28, of 9 Couch St., Norwalk, on charges of driving while intoxicated, operating without a license and failure to signal.
Rodriguez was released after posting $300 bond and is scheduled to appear March 21 in state Superior Court in Stamford.
Photo credit: Barbara Heins.
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