What was their first clue?

It was there when I left the bar — I think

Who needs Florida Man when we have our own Hector Estrella right here in Armstrong Court?

Greenwich man driving car with missing tire on I-95 is arrested for DUI, police say

GREENWICH — A Greenwich man was arrested Saturday night after driving a car on Interstate 95 that was missing a tire and emitting large plumes of smoke, police said.

Hector Estrella, 28, was charged with five offenses, including reckless driving and illegal operation of a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/ drugs, Connecticut State Police said in a news release Monday.

Police said a trooper saw a car that was missing a tire, failing to maintain its lane and traveling under 30 miles an hour at approximately 11:05 p.m. near Exit 5 on I-95. (Well, at least he was trying to stay at a safe speed)

The trooper who saw the vehicle activated their emergency lights and sirens to initiate a traffic stop, but the driver failed to comply, police said.

The driver exited I-95 southbound at Exit 4 before getting onto I-95 northbound, and the vehicle reached up to 70 miles per hour while failing to maintain a lane, police said.

Another trooper responded, and police boxed the vehicle in, so it came to a stop near Exit 5. Police said they identified Estrella as the driver and noticed that he had bloodshot eyes, poor coordination and smelled like alcohol.

Police said that it also became clear Estrella was not aware he was driving a car missing one tire. (“I was? ¡Dios mío!”)

Estrella, who told police he had consumed alcohol and smoked cannabis before driving, failed to perform standardized field sobriety tests to standard, police said. He was subsequently arrested, police said.

Police said Estrella was further charged with disobeying the signal of an officer, failure to maintain proper lane on a limited access highway and operating a motor vehicle with unsafe tires.(Technically, driving without a tire isn’t the same as driving with an unsafe one, is it? Asking for a friend.)

Bonus material: This is not Mr. Estrella’s first encounter with our men in blue:

Considering that this first incident occurred nine years ago (which is not to say it was the only time he ran afoul of the law since then: these things usually follow a pattern), Estrella clearly shouldn’t have let his learner’s permit expire: definitely a slow learner.

Hector Felipe Estrella, 19, of 9 Armstrong Court in Greenwich was arrested on  for Traveling Unreasonably Fast, Operating without a License, and Forgery 2nd degree.

At about 1:00am on May 8, Greenwich Police initiated a motor vehicle stop on a 2016 Toyota Scion observed traveling 53 mph in a 25 mph zone.

The driver and sole occupant, identified by his expired Connecticut Learner’s Permit as Hector Estrella, was observed to have a second Connecticut driver’s license in his wallet, which was observed it to have the same information printed upon it, except for a date of birth of July 19, 1990.