Crime & Safety
DUI Grandfather Had Child, 3, in Car While Driving in Wrong Direction: Middletown Police
Police say the man was operating at nearly twice the legal limit and his granddaughter was not in a car seat at the time.
MIDDLETOWN, CT — A Middletown man faces several charges after police say he was driving under the influence at nearly twice the legal limit with his 3-year-old granddaughter in the car.
Norman Bendolph, 48, of Liberty Street, was arrested Jan. 19 after an officer observed him driving the wrong way on a one-way street at around 9 p.m., according to the police report.
Police said that Bendolph’s 3-year-old granddaughter was not in a car seat.
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Following field sobriety tests, Bendolph was placed under arrest and transported to Middletown Police Headquarters for processing, according to the police report.
While at police headquarters, Bendolph was found to a have a blood-alcohol content level of 0.1577 and 0.1520 in two separate tests, according to the report.
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Bendolph was arrested on charges of operating under the influence of drugs/alcohol, risk of injury to a child and operating a motor vehicle without a license.
He was released on a $10,000 bond and is due in court on Feb. 16, according to state judicial records.
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