Over the weekend a young woman was involved in an accident at a construction site. She had been drinking at a local bar. Her car struck a construction vehicle. The police officer doing the construction detail responded and observed that the woman had urinated herself. She was having trouble speaking and could not locate her…
Continue reading ›The defendant is the CEO of a major national hospital network who received a continuance without a finding on an OUI several year ago. Such employment required routine criminal background checks. The revelation of the CWOF for this OUI would likely have resulted in termination of employment. It certainly would have eliminated advancement opportunities. Over…
Continue reading ›On March 17, 2018 a Holliston, Massachusetts police officer observed a car being driven by the defendant driving 64 in a 35 mph zone. A stop was effectuated. When the officer approached the car he detected a strong odor of alcohol coming from the vehicle. The defendant, a local business owner, had difficulty responding to…
Continue reading ›This past Saturday the defendant, a twenty year old college student, drove his car off of the highway and into a gully where it got stuck. Fortunately no one was injured. Police officers arrived and met with the driver. They immediately observed him to have symptoms consistent with alcohol intoxication. He failed three field sobriety…
Continue reading ›The defendant is a local businessman charged with OUI in violation of G.L. c. 90 Section 24. In the winter of 2015 the driver of a vehicle observed the defendant’s car nearly crash into another vehicle. A 911 call was made. The caller followed the vehicle detailing its movements to the state police. Officers caught…
Continue reading ›On September 26, 2015 a Massachusetts State Trooper was on routine patrol on Route 93 southbound in Andover, Massachusetts. His attention was drawn to a vehicle that was swerving from lane to lane and failing to use signals when doing so. The officer followed the car for a mile and then made the decision to…
Continue reading ›The prosecution alleged that on June 6, 2015 members of the Massachusetts State Police and Everett, Massachusetts police officers set up a sobriety checkpoint in Route 16 in Everett. Officers made contact with the defendant’s car and immediately noticed an odor of an alcoholic beverage. The defendant was ordered to move his car into a…
Continue reading ›Several months ago the defendant was stopped by a Danvers, Massachusetts police officer for suspicious activity on a remote street. The officer contacted the driver who appeared intoxicated. He had trouble producing his license and registration. He was asked to perform several field sobriety tests and failed all of them. He refused the breathalyzer test…
Continue reading ›On October 18, 2015 the defendant was driving his car on a quiet street just off of Route 114. A Danvers, Massachusetts police officer observed the defendant and another male outside of the vehicle. He approached and the two men got back into the car. They then made a three point turn with the front…
Continue reading ›The defendant is a construction worker living and working in suburban Boston. The prosecution alleged that on August 1, 2014 a Massachusetts State Police officer was clearing a motor vehicle stop In Quincy when a car being driven by the defendant approached him at a high rate of speed and nearly hit him and his…
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