POWNAL, Vt. — A Pownal man was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence Sunday after troopers tracked down a vehicle reported to have gone off the road in Pownal and then kept driving on two flat tires, Vermont State Police said.

Troopers from the state police barracks in Shaftsbury received an alert at about 1:41 p.m. to be on the lookout for a vehicle that had reportedly gone off the road into a ditch but was able to drive out, police said. The vehicle was then reported to be driving on the road with two flat tires. Police listed the location of the incident as U.S. Route 7 in Pownal.

Troopers found the vehicle at a home in Pownal and spoke to the driver, Lucien L. Laurent Jr., 59, of Pownal, police said. While talking with him, troopers noticed several signs of impairment, according to police.

Laurent was arrested on a charge of first-offense DUI and taken to the Shaftsbury barracks for processing, police said. He was later released with a citation to appear Nov. 23 in Vermont Superior Court in Bennington.

Police did not say whether anyone was hurt, whether the vehicle struck anything when it left the road, or whether Laurent took a breath test.

The charge is an allegation, and Laurent is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.

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