Crime & Safety

Darien Teen Caught With Large Amount of Alcohol While Driving: PD

The teen claimed that she didn't know how the alcohol got there, police said.

Editor's note: We previously ran this story, but here it is again in case you missed it.

DARIEN, CT- A 19-year-old woman was found to be in possession of a large amount of alcohol in her vehicle, according to police.

A police officer hired by the Noroton Bay Property Owners Association was checking cars on private roads when a vehicle without a member decal passed by, according to the Darienite. The woman told the officer she was on the way to the Noroton Yacht Club and was allowed to pass.

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The officer spotted beer cases in the vehicle and the vehicle was stopped again on its way back. She claimed not to know how four 30-packs of beer, two handles of vodka and two bottles of wine got in the vehicle. She was issued a summons.

Read the full Darienite story here.

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