MIDDLEBURY, Vt. (WCAX) – Addison County State’s Attorney Eva Vekos sat in the defendant’s chair in court Monday, pleading not guilty to drunk driving charges.
Authorities say on the night of January 25, Vekos drove to a potential crime scene in Bridport where she met with VSP detectives. Troopers on the scene reported that Vekos smelled of intoxicants and had slurred speech. Vekos was later arrested after refusing to take a sobriety test. She also refused to submit a breath sample at the police barracks.
At her arraignment Monday, Vekos pleaded not guilty to the charge of DUI #1. The case has been moved out of Addison County to Chittenden County Superior Court. The Vermont Attorney General’s Office is prosecuting the case.
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