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Woman behind drunken driving accident gets 3 years in prison

A woman from Trumbull received three years in prison for a drunken driving accident that severely injured a DOT worker on the Merritt Parkway. The judge sentenced 25-year-old Denisse Garcia on Thursday.

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May 20, 2016, 2:26 PM

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