Suspected Drunken Driver Fights With Troopers After Speeding Onto Sidewalk In Stafford: Crash Report

STAFFORD, CT — A drunken driving incident left a car on a sidewalk in Stafford and its driving with nine criminal charges, state police said.

A state police report on the Oct. 3 incident was recently released.

That night, at 11:36, troopers went to the area of 1 East Main. St. and encountered two 14-year-olds who on the Town Hall steps, saying the driver of the car they were in was drunk, according to a crash report. A 2010 Nissan Rogue was parked on the shoulder nearby, according to a crash report.

When troopers activated their emergency lights and approached the vehicle, the driver, later identified as a 47-year-old Waterbury resident, accelerated over a curb and onto a sidewalk before coming to a stop, according to a crash report.

After refusing to complete field sobriety tests, the driver became unruly and attempted to kick troopers while being taken into custody, according to a crash report.

She was also combative while state police tried to process her, according to a crash report.

The driver was charged with:

• Driving under the influence
• Failure to drive in the proper lane
• Driving without a license
• Risk of injury to a minor (2 counts)
• Second-degree criminal mischief
• Interfering with police
• Assault on a public safety officer
• First-degree reckless endangerment