Speeding Driver Nabbed for DWI in Byram

GREENWICH, CT - A motorist who Greenwich Police said was driving at 52 mph in a 30 mph speed zone in Byram is facing several charges including DWI.

It was almost 3:15 a.m. Feb. 27 when an officer was conducting radar enforcement on Ritch Avenue near I-92 in Byram. An officer stopped the driver at the northbound entrance ramp of I-95.

The driver was given field sobriety tests after police smelled a "strong odor" of alcoholic beverages, according to a police report. While officers were investigating, they were approached by a motorist who reported that the first driver, identified as Jose Villa-Tolentino, 25, of 60 Stevens St., Stamford, had struck the second vehicle and fled, according to the police report.

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Police determined "damage to Villa-Tolentino's vehicle was consisted with statements made by the motorist and it was found that Villa Tolentino also evaded responsibility," according to the report.

Villa-Tolentino was charged with traveling unreasonably fast, evading responsibility, driving while intoxicated, failure to drive right and operating a motor vehicle without a license. His bond was set at $250 and he was given a March 14 court date.

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