Court Upholds Connecticut DUI Without Driving a Vehicle

CT State Supreme Court says being behind wheel is enough for drunk driving arrest.

The Connecticut Supreme Court ruled unanimously that a person can be found guilty of driving under the influence without actually driving their vehicle. The decision stems from the case of an Andover man arrested for CT DUI in 2005. Michael Cyr was intoxicated when he started his car remotely and then sat in the driver’s seat. He did not move the car.

Cyr had pleaded no contest to driving under the influence in Connecticut after failing to get the case dismissed. An Appellate Court did find in Cyr’s favor and threw out the case. The recent Supreme Court ruling overrules the Appellate Court decision, and the DUI charges must be reinstated.

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