Crime & Safety
Car's SOS Signal In Willington Turns Into Underage DUI Charge
A 19-year-old was charged with drunken driving in Willington, state police said.
WILLINGTON, CT — A wrecked car sent out a distress signal, which led state troopers to a suspected underage intoxicated driver in Willington, an arrest report indicates.
The scene unfolded at 5:06 a.m. Sunday, when state police began tracking an SOS signal being transmitted from a blue Hyundai Elantra on the 100 block of River Road, according to an arrest report. Troopers located the vehicle in the Hall Memorial School parking lot at 111 River Road.
The car had sustained heavy front end damage and the driver was passed out behind the steering wheel with his legs "flailing" across the center console, which caused the distress signal to be sent out, according to an arrest report.
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The driver, a 19-year-old from Brookfield, was charged with driving under the influence at younger than 21 after failing field sobriety tests, according to an arrest report.
The teen is slated to appear in Rockville Superior Court on Nov. 8.
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