The state Department of Motor Vehicles Commissioner has resigned amid a litany of problems at the agency.  Andres Ayala submitted his resignation to Governor Malloy last night, effective Friday.  The 46-year old former state Senator was the first Latino Commissioner, and had been appointed in December 2014. 

The DMV has been plagued by problems since a major computer upgrade in August.  The $25 million system shut down all branches for a week and when they reopened, wait times reached near 7 hours.  This month, an issue came up where some drivers were ticketed or towed because their registration had been suspended for a lack of insurance, even though they actually had insurance.

Ayala issued an apology in July for am email from a DMV Unit falsely telling driving school operators that a new program giving undocumented immigrants drivers licenses wasn't causing the large increases in wait times for scheduling driving tests for legal residents.