Tesla-Driving Teen Asleep In Moving Vehicle In Wethersfield: Police

WETHERSFIELD, CT — A New York man will appear in court next month after he was seen slumped over, asleep at the wheel of a Tesla crawling along Interstate 91 in Wethersfield.

According to Connecticut State Police, the incident happened early Friday morning, April 18.

That's when police charged Guido Reinoso-Gallegos, 19, of Garden City, N.Y., with operating under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs; reckless driving; operating a motor vehicle at too slow a speed; and second-degree reckless endangerment.

Reinoso-Gallego was released on a $1,500 bond and will appear in New Britain Superior Court on May 5.

According to state police, at about 12:29 a.m. on Friday, April 18, dispatchers at the Troop H Barracks in Hartford began receiving multiple "911" calls about a Tesla traveling significantly below highway speeds on I-91 south in Wethersfield.

Police said additional "911" callers said they saw the operator to be slumped over and presumably asleep behind the wheel.

"Troopers located the vehicle and observed it operating at approximately 30 mph with its four-way hazard lights activated in the center lane," wrote state police in a release last week.

"Troopers also observed the operator slumped over, and presumably asleep behind the wheel while the vehicle was driving."

Troopers were eventually able to conduct a traffic stop based on the violations observed.

After speaking with Reinoso-Gallegos, Troopers identified several signs of impairment and requested he perform the Standardized Field Sobriety Tests, police said.

According to police, Reinoso-Gallegos complied and failed to perform the tests to standard.

As a result, he was taken into custody without incident and transported to Troop H for processing.

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