“Unbelievable”: Sen. Hwang Statement on Asleep I-91 Motorist in Self-Driving Vehicle

For Immediate Release 

Sen. Tony Hwang, Ranking Republican Senator on the legislature’s Transportation Committee, issued the following statement regarding a motorist who was arrested after he was found asleep behind the wheel of a self-driving vehicle on Interstate 91 in Wethersfield on Friday. 

(https://www.courant.com/2025/04/18/man-charged-with-dui-found-asleep-behind-wheel-of-self-driving-tesla-on-i-91-in-wethersfield/)

“Stunning. Unbelievable.

Thank goodness emergency dispatchers and state police at Troop H responded quickly to what would have undoubtedly been a tragic situation.

Our state troopers saved lives today.”

Sen. Hwang earlier this week hosted an informational briefing at State Police Troop G Barracks in Bridgeport to raise awareness about the escalating dangers of distracted driving.

(https://www.ctsenaterepublicans.com/2025/04/senator-tony-hwang-highlights-the-dangers-of-distracted-driving-at-state-police-troop-g-barracks/)