Crime & Safety
Acton Man Would Not Move Car, Arrested on OUI Charge
Man would not move his car on Main Street, and then made an illegal turn at a red light.
An Acton man faces driving under the influence of alcohol charges after he was stopped by Watertown Police on Feb. 17 at 1:56 a.m.
An officer spotted a car stopped on Main Street near Stellina restaurant and would not move for other cars, said Watertown Police Sgt. Thomas Grady.
"The officer banged a U-turn, put his lights on and tried to contact the operator (of the car)," Grady said. "The person drove off."
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When the driver left, he made a right at the red light at Church Street, which is illegal at that intersection, Grady said.
The officer pulled over the driver and detected an odor of alcohol on the man's breath. Field sobriety tests were perfomed and the man was arrested.
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Jaron T. Lewin-Berlin, 24, of 21 Half Moon Hill in Acton, was arrested on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol and making an illegal right turn, Grady said.
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