Hartford Man Accused Of Driving Drunk On Wrong Way Of Highway: CSP

HARTFORD/PLAINVILLE, CT — A Hartford man has been charged with driving drunk in Plainville and going the wrong way on the highway in the process.

According to Connecticut State Police, Freddie Diaz-Maldonado, 33, of Hartford, was charged Sunday with reckless driving, illegal operation of a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/drugs, driving the wrong way on a divided highway, and first-degree reckless endangerment.

Diaz-Maldonado was released on a $10,000 bond and is scheduled to appear at New Britain Superior Court July 30.

Police said, at about 2:22 a.m. Sunday, state police at Troop H in Hartford received a 911 call reporting a wrong-way driver on Route 72 in Plainville.

Police said the vehicle was reportedly traveling eastbound on the westbound side, and responding troopers located the vehicle near Exit 4 in the right shoulder, facing the wrong way.

The operator was positively identified as Diaz-Maldonado.

According to police, while speaking with Diaz-Maldonado, troopers observed clear signs of impairment and requested Diaz-Maldonado submit to a field sobriety test.

Diaz-Maldonado agreed to submit to testing and subsequently failed to perform the tests to standard, police said.

Diaz-Maldonado was taken into custody without incident and transported to Troop H, where he was processed.

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