Crime & Safety
Police: Intoxicated Trumbull Man Crashed Into Truck
The man's father texted him and urged him not to drive drunk.
A Trumbull man crashed into a pickup truck while reading a text from his dad that urged him not to drink and drive, according to police.
Joseph Forren, 21, had a blood alcohol level more than twice above the legal limit after the crash on Main Street, police said the Connecticut Post.
The message police noticed on the phone said, ”Don’t drink and drive… Dad.”
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Another text came through while police were investigating from an apparent woman who said she knew he was drunk, according to police.
Forren was treated at the hospital for injuries n the Feb. 22 accident.
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