#Westport CT–On 07/28/17 at approximately 6:00pm, a Westport Officer observed a red Subaru wagon fail to pull over for a fire truck on Easton Road. The fire truck had its emergency lights and siren activated. The Officer attempted to stop the vehicle, but the vehicle continued onto Route 15 southbound. The Officer pursued the vehicle on Route 15 southbound, then off exit 41 where the vehicle stopped on Wilton Road. The operator, identified as Ann Otto, smelled of an unknown alcoholic beverage. Otto stated she drank two glasses of wine. Otto was then given the Standard Field Sobriety tests which she failed. She was taken into custody and transported to Westport Police Headquarters where she submitted to the breath test which showed her blood alcohol level was over the legal limit. She was processed for the above listed charges. Otto was released on a $500 non-surety bond with a court date of 08/07/2017 in Norwalk.

(Westport Police Press Release)

 

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