DUI Charge for 61-Year-Old Woman After Failing to Stop at Red Light

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Police early Monday night arrested a 61-year old Ridgefield woman for driving a vehicle under the influence and failure to obey a control signal.

At 1:25 a.m. on May 22, an officer on patrol observed her car run a red light at the intersection of Main and Cherry Streets, according to a police report.

After pulling the woman over, the officer spoke with her and detected signs of intoxication. The officer then conducted sobriety tests which the woman failed, it said.

She was taken into custody and refused to submit to a blood alcohol content test after arriving at the police station.

The woman was released on $250 bond and is scheduled to appear June 1 state Superior Court in Norwalk.

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