RYE, NY (December 23, 2025) — A 45-year-old man from Norwalk, Connecticut, was arrested by Rye police after officers found him unresponsive in a running vehicle stopped on a sidewalk, according to the City of Rye Police Department.
On Monday, December 22, 2025, at approximately 5:25 p.m., a Rye police officer observed a vehicle stopped on the sidewalk of Forest Avenue near the intersection of Beck Avenue. The officer initiated a traffic stop and found the driver, identified as Robert Thornton Haile, unresponsive in the driver’s seat.
Haile eventually acknowledged the officer and exited the vehicle. Officers administered Standardized Field Sobriety Tests, which Haile failed. Based on the officer’s observations, Haile was arrested and charged with New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law 1192.4, Driving While Impaired by Drugs, along with multiple traffic violations.
Haile was transported to Rye Police Headquarters, where he refused to submit to a chemical test. During an inventory search of his vehicle, officers recovered 27 canisters of Nitrous Oxide.
Haile was released on an appearance ticket and is scheduled to appear in City of Rye Court on January 6, 2026, at 9:00 a.m.
This article was drafted with the aid of Grok, an AI tool by xAI, under the direction and editing of Robert Cox to ensure accuracy and adherence to journalistic standards.
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