For Immediate Release
Darien, CT – At approximately 11:30am on April 9, 2014 this agency received a report that a vehicle in the area of Heights Rd. and Noroton Ave. was missing a tire and was driving only on its front rim. Shortly thereafter officers located the vehicle parked next to an air pump at a nearby gas station.
Officers identified the operator as David Christian Bognar, age 19, of 236 Old Kings Hwy. North, Darien. Bognar seemed incoherent and was exhibiting signs of intoxication. He also had a juvenile passenger in the vehicle who was unresponsive and clearly under the influence of alcohol or drugs. The juvenile was incapacitated and subsequently transported to the hospital.
Bognar failed field sobriety tests and was placed under arrest. It was also determined that he had struck a nearby utility pole and left the scene of the accident. Bognar was charged with D.W.I. and Evading Responsibility. He was released on a Promise To Appear in court on April 22.