GRAFTON, Vt. — A Chester man was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after a traffic stop on Main Street in Grafton Friday, Vermont State Police said Saturday.

Troopers from the state police barracks in Westminster pulled over a car for a traffic violation at about 6:51 p.m. on Main Street near Townshend Road, according to the agency. The driver, Zackary R. Smith, 35, of Chester, showed signs of impairment, police said.

After further investigation, troopers arrested Smith on suspicion of DUI and took him to the Westminster barracks to be processed, state police said. He was released with a citation.

Smith is scheduled to appear Dec. 22 in Vermont Superior Court, Windham Criminal Division, to answer the drunken driving charge, police said.

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

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