Crime & Safety

State Troopers Arrest Passed-Out Driver On Tolland On-Ramp

A driver was found passed out while attempting to get on I-84 in Tolland, state police said.

A driver was found passed out while attempting to get on I-84 in Tolland, state police said.
A driver was found passed out while attempting to get on I-84 in Tolland, state police said. (Chris Dehnel/Patch )

TOLLAND, CT β€” A North Carolina man was charged with drunken driving after state police found him passed out on a highway on-ramp, according to an arrest report.

The incident occurred at 1:10 p.m. on Sept. 10.

State police received cals about the driver and, when they went to investigate, found the 65-year-old from Rockingham, NC, slumped over the steering wheel of his vehicle, which was on the shoulder, according to an arrest report.

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The engine was running, according to an arrest report.

The man failed field sobriety tests and was arrested, state police said.

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