DUI Driver Had Child, 7, In Car: Wallingford Police

WALLINGFORD, CT — One person charged with DUI during Thursday night’s checkpoint operation in Wallingford had a 7-year-old passenger in the vehicle, according to police. Wallingford Police announced the results of the DUI Checkpoint that took place on Main Street in the Yalesville section of town on Dec. 28. The suspect's name was not immediately released by police.

“Funding for this effort was made available by the police department’s participation in a State of Connecticut Department of Transportation Highway Safety DUI Enforcement Grant,” Lt. Anthony DeMaio wrote in a press release. “The funding supported the staffing necessary to allow Wallingford Police Officers to specifically dedicate our efforts on DUI enforcement in a continual endeavor to reduce alcohol related accidents and the resulting injuries and fatalities.”

The following is a synopsis of the arrests made and citations issued during Thursday night’s DUI Checkpoint operation by the Wallingford Police Department:

Three people were arrested for DUI. Each of the DUI Operators had additional charges to include:

• DUI w/a Passenger under age 18 (a 7-year-old in this incident, according to police)
• Possession of Marijuana
• Drinking While Driving

Non-DUI Operators were charged with the following:

• One for Possession of Narcotics
• Seven for Possession of Marijuana
• Four for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
• One for Misuse of Marker Plates
• One for Operating a Motor Vehicle w/o Insurance
• One for Operating an Unregistered Motor Vehicle
• One for Operating a Motor Vehicle w/o a License
• One for Operating a Motor Vehicle in Violation of Passenger Restrictions

“Additionally, warnings were issued for a variety of motor vehicle related offenses, to include but not be limited to; improper turns, failure to display marker plates, failure to have headlamps lit, use of cellular telephone, window tint violations, defective windshields, failure to carry license or proper paperwork,” according to DeMaio.

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