Crime & Safety

New Canaan Woman Charged with DUI After Vehicle Fire

The incident happened late Wednesday night.

Editor's note: We previously ran this story, but here it is again in case you missed it.

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.

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The vehicle was located off the travel portion of West Road and was fully engulfed in flames, police said.

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.

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Higgins refused to take a breath test and was released on a $250 bond.

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