Police last week arrested a 40-year-old Bronx, N.Y. man and charged him with driving under the influence, drinking while driving and driving the wrong way on a one-way street.
At about 9:30 p.m. on July 2 (last Thursday), officers responded to New Canaan Library on a report of a running car “parked on the grass” there, police said.
On arrival, officers “found the vehicle parked the wrong way on the one-way portion of Maple Street,” according to a police report.
Police identified the driver and had him turn the car off, the report said. Officers spotted several cases of beer in the back and an open alcohol container on the front seat, it said.
In speaking to the driver, police smelled alcohol, the report said. After administering field sobriety tests, the man was placed under arrest on the misdemeanor- and infraction-level offenses. He additionally was cited for driving without a license.
At headquarters, he provided breath samples that established his blood-alcohol level at .28 and .29—nearly four times the legal limit.
He was released on $300 bond and scheduled to appear July 6 in state Superior Court.