Cops: Fairfield man drove drunk through construction zone

A Fairfield man who owns one of the state's largest construction companies was arrested after police said he was driving drunk in his Cadillac and plowed through a construction site on the Merritt Parkway in Trumbull, forcing workers to leap out of the way to avoid being hit.

When police said they finally caught up with David Brennan they had to use a stun gun to get him under control.

Brennan, 45, of Sconset Drive, Fairfield, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, reckless driving, running from police, first-degree reckless endangerment and resisting arrest.

He was released after posting a $10,000 bond pending arraignment May 10 in Bridgeport Superior Court.

Brennan is an owner of John J. Brennan Construction of Shelton.

According to State Police, last Tuesday night Trooper Edmund Vayan was parked in a construction area in the right lane southbound near Exit 48 on the Merritt Parkway when he heard some loud thuds behind his patrol car. He said he looked in his rear view mirror and saw the headlights of a car traveling toward him, knocking down construction barrels and cones blocking the lane.

The car, a 2009 silver Cadillac, veered around Vayan's police car at the last minute and continued driving along the closed lane at about 80 miles per hour, State Police said.

They said construction workers began diving out of the way as the car sped through the construction zone, barrels and cones flying.

The trooper pursued the Cadillac as it sped along the parkway. As it reached the Fairfield rest area, other troopers who were waiting for it, dropped stop sticks into the Cadillac's path, blowing out two tires. But instead of slowing, police said the car accelerated, careening across the roadway.

Eventually police said they were able to box the Cadillac in with their patrol cars and bring it to a stop.

But police said Brennan, who smelled of alcohol, refused officers' orders to surrender and they had to use a stun gun to subdue him. As Brennan was being taken away police said he kept mumbling that it was his birthday, according to the report.

When troopers asked Brennan why his car had a Florida registration they said he replied that he claims residency in Florida to get discounts at Disney World.