Crime & Safety
DUI Charge for Stamford Woman in Darien
Early one afternoon last week, a 31-year-old woman asleep in her parked—but still running—car, was charged with driving while under the influence.
A woman who had fallen asleep in her parked, running car near the intersection of Noroton Avenue and Ledge Road was charged last Tuesday with driving while under the influence after a police officer smelled alcohol on her.
Darien police gave this account of the incident and arrest:
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At about 1:50 p.m., a passing driver approached a police officer working on a traffic assignment on Ledge Road to say that a woman, possibly in distress, was sitting in a parked, running vehicle in the Jake's Place parking lot.
When the officer approached, he found Elizabeth Malinowski, 31, of Stamford, sitting in the parked, running vehicle in the lot.
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The officer spoke with Malinowski and smelled a strong odor of alcohol on her. The officer then administered field sobriety tests to her, which she failed.
Malinowski was arrested on a charge of driving while under the influence. She later posted $250 bond and is scheduled to appear April 15 in state Superior Court in Norwalk.
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