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Massachusetts Driver On Probation Faces Third Round Of Charges For Operating Under The Influence

By Altman & Altman

David K., 38, of Hamilton, Massachusetts (hereinafter, the ?Defendant?) is getting points for consistency ? negative points. He has just been arrested for his third alleged occasion of driving under the influence. In fact, he also faces bonus points for violating probation because of the arrest. Currently, he is awaiting his final score as a guest of the Commonwealth. The Defendant came to the attention of police when he was driving just after 2:00 a.m. on Bridge Street in Beverly. Unfortunately, the headlights on his pickup truck were not on. He was pulled over and, during questioning, the officer says he smelled alcohol and noticed that the driver seemed uncoordinated as he fumbled for the registration. When asked if he had been drinking, the Defendant showed the officer a prescription bottle of Trazadone, a painkiller he said he was taking because of surgery to his Achilles tendon two years ago...continue to full post

Full post as published by Boston Criminal lawyer Blog on October 10, 2008 (boomark / email).