Drunken Driver Hits Police Cruiser at DUI Checkpoint in Norwalk: Police

A drunken driver collided with a Norwalk police car while passing through a DUI checkpoint in town early Thursday morning, police said.

Matthew Dicesarre, 27, of Westport, crashed his 2014 Chevy Cruz into the back of a police cruiser at about 1:22 a.m. Thursday at a checkpoint for DUI enforcement in the West Avenue area by Interstate 95, police confirmed.

He was charged with driving under the influence shortly after.

Police said that the DUI checkpoint was advertised in advance in newspapers, online and on social media.

Dicessare has been arrested once before on a DUI charge, police said.

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