Crime & Safety
Police: DUI Driver Hit Two Parked Cars
A 33-year-old Bethel man was charged with operating under the influence and traveling unreasonably fast.
According to just-released reports, Bethel police responded to reports of a car accident on Gemini Road at about 9:24 Saturday night to find a driver allegedly under the influence had hit two parked cars.
Police say Matthew O'Dell, 33, of Bethel, had veered off the road and hit two cars sitting in a driveway. Officers allegedly suspected O'Dell might be under the influence, and according to reports, field tests confirmed he was. He was arrested and released on bond, with a court date scheduled for March 26.
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O'Dell was charged with operating under the influence and traveling unreasonably fast, but police did not specify how fast he was going at the time.
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