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Cops: Woman Crashes into Police Cruiser, Charged with DUI

The officer in the cruiser was taken to the hospital for treatment of minor injuries.

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[Editor's note: Arrest information is supplied by the Westport Police Department. It does not indicate convictions.]

A Westport woman was charged with driving under the influence on Friday after the car she was reportedly driving struck the rear of a marked police cruiser.

The incident -- which sent the officer in the cruiser to Norwalk Hospital with minor injuries -- occurred around 7:30 p.m. Friday at the intersection of Post Road East and Cedar Road. Responding officers spoke with the driver of the car that struck the cruiser and noted there was a strong odor of alcohol emanating from the vehicle and person.

The driver -- identified as Tammie Sergerson, 53, of Greens Farms Road, reportedly failed field sobriety tests and was arrested. She was charged with driving under the influence and following too closely.

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Sergereson was held in lieu of a $500 bond and is scheduled to appear at Norwalk Superior Court on Sept. 3. 

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