Crime & Safety
Police: Man Crashes Into Pole; Walks Away
The following information was provided by the Norwalk Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
A city man crashed his car into a utility pole on Osbourne Avenue and walked away Tuesday night before police arrested him on a charge that he was driving while intoxicated, according to police reports.
Police gave this account:
A resident of the street called police at 8:11 p.m. to report the crash outside his home. When officers arrived they found an unoccupied car against the pole.
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In a search of the area, an officer encountered Fransesco Huerta walking on Osborne Avenue and stopped him. He told the officer he was looking for a tow truck.
Officers smelled alcohol on Huerta and found he had slurred speech. He failed three attempts to pass a field sobriety test.
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Huerta, 34, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, evading responsibility, and failure to drive right.
He was held on $150 bond and assigned a court date of Sept. 15.
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