Crime & Safety
Westport Teen Crashes, Gets DUI Nearly Three Times Adult Limit
Westport police arrested the minor after he failed several alcohol-related tests.
Matthew Jerome, 19, of 111 Wilton Road, Westport was charged just after 7 p.m. May 5 with operating under the influence and following too closely after he had been involved in a minor motor-vehicle accident on Wilton Road and Newtown Turnpike, police said.
When officers spoke to Jerome, he was slurring his speech and a strong odor of alcohol was detected on his breath, according to police.
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Jerome failed the field sobriety tests police gave him and was taken into custody. He submitted to the breath test with the following results: .2310 and .2144, police said. He was unable to post $2,500 bond and was transported to Norwalk Superior Court for arraignment.
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