02/12/12 Police: Drunken Byram man asleep behind wheel

Juan M. Loja, 35, of 180 N. Water St., was charged Saturday with drunken driving and driving without a license.

Police found Loja asleep, slumped over the steering wheel of his running vehicle on Sherman Avenue Saturday evening, police said.

Loja refused field sobriety tests but used the vehicle to maintain his balance, police said.
A background check revealed that Loja had an expired New York state license and prior DWI arrests in Westchester County, N.Y., police said.

He was issued $5,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in state Superior Court in Stamford Feb. 27.