DERBY, Vt. — A Newport Center man was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, second offense, after Vermont State Police pulled him over on U.S. Route 5 in Derby early Nov. 3, state police said.

Troopers from the state police barracks in Derby were watching traffic on Route 5 at about 1:33 a.m. when they saw a vehicle with defective equipment and pulled it over, according to the release.

Police identified the driver as Troy Guertin, 42, of Newport Center. Troopers saw signs that he was impaired and arrested him on suspicion of DUI, police said. The release did not say whether alcohol or drugs were suspected or what equipment on the vehicle was defective.

Guertin was taken to the Derby barracks for processing and later released with a citation to appear in the Criminal Division of Vermont Superior Court in Orleans County, police said.

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

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