Crime & Safety

Woman Four Times the Legal Limit Arrested for Darien DUI: PD

A concerned motorist persuaded her to pull over.

DARIEN, CT—A woman whose blood-alcohol content was more than four times the legal limit was arrested by police after a concerned motorist convinced her to pull over, according to police.

Police were dispatched to Stephen Mather Road Nov. 17 around 8 p.m. on a report of an erratic driver. A concerned motorist followed a suspected intoxicated driver off of Route 15 and convinced her to stop on Stephen Mather Road.
Operator Gina Salvatini, 36, of Norwalk showed signs of intoxication and her vehicle had damage to the front bumper and headlight area. The complainant didn't see any accident while following her and State Police had no reports of an evading vehicle.

Salvatini told police she had one glass of wine at work.
She failed field sobriety tests and was taken to headquarters for processing. While there BAC tests came back with results of .3423 and .3336, both over four times the legal limit of .08.
She was charged with DUI and given a court date of Nov. 28.

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