Crime & Safety
New Canaan Woman Charged with DUI After Vehicle Fire
The incident happened late Wednesday night.

NEW CANAAN, CT- Police arrested a New Canaan woman after a vehicle fire April 13.
Officers and firefighters responded around 11:14 p.m. to West Road on a report of a fire. They encountered a vehicle fire near Turtleback Road.
The vehicle was located off the travel portion of West Road and was fully engulfed in flames, police said.
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Police later arrested Susan Higgins, 51, and charged her with DUI and failure to keep right on a curve. She was the operator and sole occupant of the vehicle.
Higgins refused to take a breath test and was released on a $250 bond.
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