Veteran Norwalk Police Officer Suspended Over DUI Case: Report

NORWALK, CT — Norwalk Police Officer Hector Delgado, a 26-year veteran of the Force, has been suspended for five days in connection with a DUI crash involving him and a tractor trailer truck this past August, the department confirmed to Patch.

Delgago fled the scene following the Aug. 8 crash on I-95 in Fairfield, and was arrested by state police later that month on charges of driving under the influence, illegally carrying a firearm while under the influence and failure to drive in the proper lane, reports The Hour.

The 46-year-old Stratford resident is scheduled to appear in Bridgeport Superior Court on Nov. 12, according to the state Judicial Branch website.

"I can confirm that Chief [Thomas] Kulhawik suspended Officer Delgado for 5 days as a result of his arrest," said Lt. Terrence Blake in a statement to Patch, declining to elaborate.

This is not the first time Delgado, a former Officer of the Year, has been suspended by the department.

He has been suspended on three other occasions, including once for conduct unbecoming an officer in 2012.

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