Police Make Three DUI Arrests in One Hour Saturday

In just one hour Saturday, Newtown Township police pulled over three drivers suspected of driving under the influence.

The three incidents all occurred between midnight and 1 a.m. Saturday on the Newtown Bypass.

Here are the details, provided by Newtown Township Police Department:

• At approximately 12:10 a.m., an officer patrolling in the area of the Newtown Bypass observed a motorist who was approaching the bypass from Woodbourne Road travel through a steady red light.  The motorist was stopped and the driver, who was an 18-year-old Newtown Township resident. He was taken into custody and transported to Saint Mary Medical Center, where he submitted to a blood draw before police took him home. Charges of DUI are pending the results of the blood results. The vehicle was towed from the scene.
• Around 12:45 a.m., police stopped another motorist on the Newtown Bypass due to a motor vehicle violation and determined that the driver, a 20-year-old Newtown Township resident, was driving while under the influence alcohol. He was transported to Saint Mary Medical Center for a blood draw, and was released at his residence, pending charges. The vehicle was towed from the scene.
• Around 1 a.m., police arrested a third motorist on the Newtown Bypass after receiving a report of a one-vehicle traffic accident near Campus Drive. The driver was asleep in his car.  The responding officer made contact with the driver, a 34-year-old Morrisville man, and determined that he had consumed alcohol before driving. Charges are pending the results of blood work.