Crime & Safety

Alleged Drunk Driver Stopped in Construction Zone

Michael Mardis, 57, of Oxford, was charged with DUI and failure to drive in the proper lane on July 23 at approximately 11:42 a.m. after police observed him driving erratically through a construction site on Route 67 near Kettletown Road in Southbury.

Mardis was released on $500 non-surety bond and is scheduled to appear in Waterbury Superior Court on August 1. 

The above arrest information was supplied by the Southbury Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.

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