VSP News Release-Incident

 

STATE OF VERMONT

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

VERMONT STATE POLICE

 

NEWS RELEASE

       

CASE#: 20A303762

RANK/TROOPER FULL NAME: Tpr. Mathew Nadeau                             

STATION: Middlesex                     

CONTACT#: (802)229-9191

 

DATE/TIME: 09/03/20 at 1814 hours

INCIDENT LOCATION: I-89 North Bound MM 45, Williamstown, VT

VIOLATION: DUI Drugs #1

 

ACCUSED: Stefan E. Lopez                                              

AGE: 23

CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Providence, RI

 

 

 

SUMMARY OF INCIDENT:

 

On 09/03/20 at approximately 1814 hours Vermont State Police conducted a traffic stop on Interstate 89 north bound near mile marker 45 for an equipment violation. The operator of the vehicle was identified as Stefan Lopez of Providence, RI. Lopez was showing signs of impairment. A subsequent investigation revealed that Lopez was operating the vehicle while under the influence of drugs. He was taken into custody and transported to the Middlesex Barracks for processing. He was issued a citation to appear at the Orange Superior Court Criminal Division on 10/14/20 to answer to the charge of Driving Under the Influence of Drugs. Lopez was subsequently released into the care and custody of a friend.

 

 

COURT ACTION: Y

COURT DATE/TIME: 10/14/20 at 0800 hours            

COURT: Orange Superior Court Criminal Division

LODGED - LOCATION: N/A    

BAIL: N/A

MUG SHOT: IMAGE INCLUDED

 

 

 

 

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