Two CT Men Charged With DWI During Extra Weekend Patrols

Two Connecticut men were arrested early Monday morning by police officers on STOP-DWI details after the Superbowl.

At 1:21 a.m., an officer saw a man in a gray Mercedes turning the wrong way on , a one-way street. Diego Luna, 24, of Cos Cob, told police he had two beers in Stamford and was headed to Costco in Port Chester. (The store was closed at the time and Luna had driven past it.) Before he was given a blood alcohol test, Luna amended his earlier statement and told police he'd consumed eight beers, according to police. He was charged with misdemeanor DWI and was ticketed for driving in the wrong direction on a one-way street.

At 2:15 a.m., an officer driving on South Main Street saw a white GMC Suburban in traffic without headlights. The driver, 53-year-old John Peter Salerno of Greenwich, admitted he'd consumed a few beers, Lt. James Ladeairous said. Salerno's blood alcohol level was twice the legal limit, according to police, who charged him with aggravated driving while intoxicated.

Marvin Place was converted to a one-way street in early October of 2011. After an initial grace period that lasted almost two weeks, police began ticketing drivers who didn't heed the new signs.