Police Arrest Drunk Driver with Open Beer in Car

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Police on Sunday night arrested a 40-year-old Norwalk man and charged him with driving under the influence. 

At about 9:40 p.m., officers were dispatched to the area of Lakeview Avenue and Route 123 on a report of a disabled motor vehicle, police said.

There, officers found a vehicle and open can of beer inside, with a driver whose breath smelled of alcohol, according to a police report.

The man failed field sobriety tests and was taken into custody, the report said. He refused to submit to a blood-alcohol content test, it said.

Police additionally charged him with drinking while driving.

He was released on $250 bond and scheduled to appear Sept. 6 in state Superior Court in Norwalk.

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