Crime & Safety
Darien Police Make DUI Arrest
Police responded to a report of a vehicle in possible distress.
DARIEN, CT—Police arrested a Stamford woman after police were contacted about a vehicle that was possibly in distress.
Darien Police went to the area of 120 Tokeneke Road Oct. 15 around 6 a.m. and found State Police already on scene. The trooper on scene said a motorist flagged him down about a possible vehicle in distress.
The operator appeared to be sleeping when police arrived, according to police.
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Yvette Jimenez, 27, told officers she thought she was in Stamford. She had glassy and bloodshot eyes.
She failed field sobriety tests and officers learned she also had a suspended license. She refused to contact a lawyer at headquarters and refused a breathalyzer test.
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She was charged with DUI, operating with a suspended license and failure to drive right.
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