Crime & Safety
New Canaan Man Found Asleep at Wheel, Charged with DUI: PD
The vehicle was in drive when officers found him, police said.

NEW CANAAN, CT—Police arrested a local man after he was found asleep at the wheel with his vehicle in drive, according to police.
Officers were dispatched to the area of Old Stamford Road near the Merritt Parkway Oct. 1 around 8:16 a.m. on a report of a driver asleep at the wheel in the middle of the roadway.
Officers encountered Collin Eldred, 32, and smelled alcohol on his breath, according to police. He failed field sobriety tests and his BAC was .246, more than three times the legal limit.
He was charged with DUI and released on a $250 bond.
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