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BENGTSON v. COMMISSIONER OF MOTOR VEHICLES

No. 24809.

859 A.2d 967 (2004)

86 Conn.App. 51

Patrick BENGTSON v. COMMISSIONER OF MOTOR VEHICLES.

Appellate Court of Connecticut.

Decided November 16, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Russell S. Palmer, Middletown, for the appellant (plaintiff).

Drew S. Graham, assistant attorney general, with whom, on the brief, was Richard Blumenthal, attorney general, for the appellee (defendant).

SCHALLER, FLYNN and PETERS, Js.

PETERS, J.

This is a case of statutory interpretation. In order to deal with the severe risk of injury to the public that is caused by intoxicated drivers, the legislature has enacted two basic statutes. It is undisputed that, pursuant to General Statutes § 14-227a, an adult who is determined to have been operating a motor vehicle with an elevated blood alcohol content of 0.08 of a percent or more may be arrested for the crime of "operating a motor vehicle while...

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