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New Hampshire Liquor Commissioner Arrested for DWI

By Michael

Richard Simard, one of New Hampshire?s state liquor commissioners, was arrested for driving while intoxicated recently after being pulled over and refusing to take a Breathalyzer test. As a result, Gov. John Lynch removed Simard from the liquor commissioner?s office, according to an article in the Concord Monitor. While Lynch agreed that Simard was innocent until proven guilty, his refusal to submit to testing was not appropriate. ?It is simply unacceptable for a liquor commissioner, stopped by the police on suspicion of driving under the influence, to refuse a Breathalyzer test,? he said in an email statement. ?Under the circumstances, Richard Simard?s continued presence on the Liquor Commission would compromise the integrity of the Commission...continue to full post

Full post as published by The DUI Blog on April 25, 2010 (boomark / email).