2 DUI Cases Reported In Wilton After Separate Traffic Stops

WILTON, CT — Wilton police reported two separate DUI-related cases last week, one involving a Norwalk man stopped near the Westport town line and another involving a Wilton resident pulled over on Danbury Road.

According to a criminal information summary released by the Wilton Police Department, officers were dispatched at about 9:33 p.m. Feb. 11 to the area of Westport Road and Dudley Road on a report of a motor vehicle nearly driving off the roadway multiple times. The vehicle was described as a white 2025 Chevrolet Equinox.

Police said officers located a newer model white Chevrolet Equinox traveling south on Westport Road with heavy front-end damage and a missing headlight. The vehicle was stopped over the Westport town line.

The driver, identified as Sergio P. Mendes, 48, of Norwalk, appeared to be under the influence of alcohol or drugs, police said. Mendes was unable to perform the standardized field sobriety tests to standard and was taken into custody.

During an initial search, officers recovered a plastic vial containing a white powdery substance from Mendes’ pocket, which he admitted was cocaine, according to the report. Mendes submitted to a breath test, which yielded negative results for alcohol. He declined to provide a urine sample for a second chemical test, police said.

Mendes was charged with driving a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs and two counts of possession of a controlled substance. He was released after posting a $500 bond and is scheduled to appear Feb. 23 at 10 a.m. in Stamford Superior Court, according to the report.

In a separate case, police said Michael Joseph Dugan, 52, of Wilton, was stopped at about 3:33 p.m. Feb. 13 on Danbury Road near Old Mill Road after officers received a motor vehicle complaint that he was following other vehicles too closely and failing to maintain his lane.

Dugan, who was operating a black Mazda CX-5, was suspected of being under the influence of alcohol or drugs during the traffic stop, police said. He did not perform the field sobriety tests to standard and was taken into custody.

Police said Dugan provided a urine sample and the results of the urinalysis are pending.

Dugan was charged with DUI, operating a motor vehicle under suspension, following too closely and failure to drive in the proper lane. He was released on a $300 bond and is scheduled to appear Feb. 23 at 10 a.m. in Stamford Superior Court, according to the report.