MONROE, CT — A 45-year-old Shelton woman was charged with DUI Friday morning after police found her brown 2006 Infinity partially in the roadway on Monroe Turnpike, near Pond View Road, at 3:30 a.m. The left front tire was flat, according to the report.
The officer said the driver did not know how her tire lost air, adding her speech was slow and the odor of an alcoholic beverage was emanating from her person.
The driver also appeared to be disoriented during questioning, according to the report.
When the officer asked her where she was coming from and where she was headed, the driver kept saying she lives in Shelton and was heading home.
At one point, the officer reportedly asked, “so you’re coming from your house to your house?” and the driver said, “yes”, according to police.
Field sobriety tests determined she was under the influence, leading to her arrest, police said, adding the driver refused breath tests.
Her vehicle was towed and she was held on $500 bond, then taken to court in Bridgeport later Friday morning.
DUI on Cutlers Farm Road
A 36-year-old Stratford man was charged with DUI after officers found him asleep at the wheel of his 2001 Volkswagen Jetta Tuesday evening, according to police.
At approximately 5:35 p.m., officers responding to the call of a disabled vehicle in the 250-block of Cutlers Farm Road reportedly found the driver slumped over the steering wheel with the keys in the ignition and the engine running.
Police said the odor of an alcoholic beverage emanated from his person and when they woke him up, he slurred his words and appeared to be disoriented. Empty alcohol bottles were found inside the car, the report said.
The man claimed to have a medical issue, but when Monroe Volunteer Emergency Medical Service personnel was called to the scene, he reportedly refused treatment.
Field sobriety tests determined he was under the influence, he was charged with DUI and his vehicle was towed, police said.
He was released on $500 bond for May 14 court date.
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