21-02-2025
Wrong-way driver arrested for DUI after crash on I-395 in Norwich
NORWICH, Conn. (WNTH) — A Voluntown man was arrested following a crash after state police said he was driving the wrong way while under the influence.
It happened around 1:19 p.m. when Troopers responded to a two-car crash on the Exit 18 south off-ramp on Interstate 395 in Norwich, according to authorities.
State police said that they noticed the driver at fault, identified as Theodore Kunsa, 45, was going the wrong way on the off-ramp and struck a vehicle head-on coming off the highway, in the correct direction.
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Kunsa failed a sobriety test at the scene and was arrested, state police said.
He was charged with operating a vehicle under the influence of drugs and or alcohol and driving the wrong way on a limited-access highway.
Kunsa was released on a $5,000 bond and is scheduled to appear at Norwich Superior Court on March 4.
No injuries were reported, state police said.
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