Milford Woman Charged With DUI After Hitting Car At Restaurant, Fleeing

New Haven County resident Uniese Rivera, age 33, of Milford, was charged on Sunday, July 7 in Milford.

According to Milford Police, an officer spotted a vehicle driving erratically on Bridgeport Avenue and stopped the car.

The driver, identified as Rivera, was found to be intoxicated, the department said. Around the same time, dispatch received a call that the same vehicle had struck another vehicle in the Pit Stop Café parking lot before fleeing East on Bridgeport Avenue.

Rivera was arrested and charged with:

• DUI
• Failure to obey a traffic signal
• Interfering with an officer
• Evading responsibility.

Police said when Rivera was transported to Police Headquarters, she failed to cooperate with officers during the booking process.

She was released on a $500 bond.

to follow Daily Voice New Haven and receive free news updates.