GOSHEN, Conn. -- A Torrington man has become the first in the state to be charged under a new state law that makes it a crime to drive an all-terrain vehicle anywhere in the state while under the influence of alcohol.
Jason Wesolowski, 26, was riding on private property last week when state conservation officers received a complaint he was riding without permission and stopped him. Authorities said he failed a field sobriety test and was charged operating an ATV under the influence, operating under the influence and third-degree criminal trespassing.
The arrest report indicated there were 10 empty beer cans and a partially empty bottle of Sambuca in Wesolowski's backpack.
The law took effect on Oct. 1, and before that, a driver of an ATV could be charged with operating while under the influence only if the vehicle was being driven on a public roadway.
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Jason Wesolowski, 26, was riding on private property last week when state conservation officers received a complaint he was riding without permission and stopped him. Authorities said he failed a field sobriety test and was charged operating an ATV under the influence, operating under the influence and third-degree criminal trespassing.
The arrest report indicated there were 10 empty beer cans and a partially empty bottle of Sambuca in Wesolowski's backpack.
The law took effect on Oct. 1, and before that, a driver of an ATV could be charged with operating while under the influence only if the vehicle was being driven on a public roadway.
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