Car Full Of Empty Liquor Bottles Corralled On I-84 In Manchester: Cops | Manchester, CT Patch

MANCHESTER, CT — A speeding car full of empty bottles was corralled on a stretch of Interstate 84 in Manchester after a 1-mile pursuit at 96 mph, state police said.

At eighteen minutes past noon on Friday, a state trooper who was patrolling I-84 eastbound in Manchester and observed a Lexus sedan traveling in the center lane at a rate of speed, according to an incident report.

The trooper then clocked the Lexus at 96 mph while following it for a mile, according to an incident report.

The driver of the Lexus was slow to comply to the lights and siren, but eventually stopped in the right shoulder past exit 63, just prior to the Vernon line and immediately showed signs of intoxication that included bloodshot, glossy eyes, state police. said.

Police located an empty alcohol bottle in the center console, along with other empty alcohol bottles scattered in plain view on the back seat of the vehicle, according to an incident report.

The driver was identified as The operator was positively identified 57-year-old Dave Lynch of Townsend, MA, according to an incident report.

The report states that a trooper asked Lynch if he had consumed any alcoholic beverages prior to driving, and he responded that he had not, according to an incident report.

He subsequently failed sobriety tests, according to an incident report.

Lynch was transported to Troop H, where he was charged with reckless driving and driving under the influence.

Chemical testing conducted at Troop H revealed that Lynch's blood alcohol content was nearly twice the legal limit of .08, according to an incident report.

Lynch was to appear in Manchester Superior Court Friday.