Dad Drove Drunk During Trick-Or-Treating: Stratford Police

STRATFORD, CT — A school security officer, who works in Trumbull, was arrested on Halloween after police say he was drunk while he was driving his daughter around trick-or-treating before crashing into another car. Michael Barrett, 47, of Woodcrest Avenue, is accused of operating at more than twice the legal limit, according to police. Barrett works as a school security officer at Booth Hill School in Shelton and in the Trumbull school system, police said.

Police responded to a report of a car accident near Nichols and North avenues on Wednesday night. Barrett had been driving his 12-year-old daughter, who was in a Halloween costume, around the neighborhood so that she could go trick-or-treating when he struck a car driven by a woman, who was also driving her kids around to trick-or-treat, according to police.

Police said Barrett smelled strongly of alcohol and admitted he had six drinks. He was arrested after failing a field sobriety test and his daughter was turned over to a relative, according to police.

Barrett was found to have a blood/alcohol content level of .191, or more than twice the legal limit, police said. To sign up for Stratford breaking news alerts and more, click here.

Barrett was charged with operating under the influence, risk of injury to a child and failure to drive right. He was released after posting a $20,000 bond with a court date of Nov. 26, according to state judicial records.

Pictured: Michael Barrett, 47 / Stratford Police Department

Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that Barrett also worked in the Shelton school system.