Crime & Safety

Connecticut State Trooper Charged With DUI

The officer was involved in an accident in Ellington Friday.

A Connecticut state trooper’s police powers have been suspended after he allegedly drove drunk and was involved in an accident Friday night in Ellington, WFSB 3 reports.

Christopher Powers, 42, a state trooper, was involved in an accident on Sandy Beach Road west of Jacobs Hill Road around 7:30 p.m. Friday.

He allegedly failed a field sobriety test, WFSB 3 reports.

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Read the full WFSB 3 story here.

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