Crime & Safety
Drunken Driver Found Passed Out With 2 Kids In The Car: Vernon Police
A man is facing a drunken driving charge in Vernon after falling asleep in a car with children in the back seat, police said.
VERNON, CT — A 35-year-old man is facing a drunken driving charge after Vernon police found him passed out in a running vehicle with children aboard at a local restaurant.
Vernon police issued details on the case Monday.
At 8:48 p.m. on Feb. 15, Vernon police received a call about an unresponsive man in a vehicle in the parking lot of a restaurant on Route 30, according to an arrest report.
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He was sleeping behind the steering wheel with the car running and two children were in the rear seat, according to an arrest report.
A report states that an officer woke the man up, and he proceeded to fail a field sobriety test. There was no reference in a report to the children being harmed.
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The driver was charged with driving under the influence and two counts of risk of injury to a child. He is due in court Wednesday, police said.
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