Crime & Safety

DUI Arrest in New Canaan After Man Found Slumped Over Wheel: PD

The man was arrested Thursday.

NEW CANAAN, CT — A Riverside man was charged with DUI after he was found in the roadway slumped over the steering wheel, police siad.

Police were dispatched Feb. 2 around 1:26 p.m. to the area of Ponus Ridge Road and Trinity Pass to make contact with operator Peter Burgess, 66.

Burgess failed field sobriety tests and was charged with DUI and a motor vehicle violation.

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He was released on a $250 bond.

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