Criminal Lawyer Acton MA

OUI – NOT GUILTY JURY VERDICT
NEGLIGENT OPERATION – GUILTY 6 MOS. PROBATION
OPEN CONTAINER – NOT RESPONSIBLE
Orange District Court 8/30/22
911 caller reports following a pickup truck on Route 2 in Athol that is swerving, speeding up and slowing down. Caller follows truck as it exits Route 2 and reports the truck pulled into a restaurant parking lot. Athol police arrive at 8:56 p.m. and observe the truck parked across multiple parking spots with the client slumped forward and sleeping in the driver’s seat while the truck engine is still running. Police wake the client up and request identification. Police observe the strong odor of alcoholic beverage when client speaks. When asked, client denies drinking anything. Police then point out an open beer bottle in the center console and client states that it belongs to a coworker who was recently dropped off. Client loses his balance when he exits the truck and steadies himself against the vehicle. Client fails the HGN, walk and turn and one-leg stand tests. Client repeatedly asks if police could “just let him go home” and offers to “put a free roof on” and also states “Keep the truck. I don’t need it.” Client fails a preliminary breath test, blowing a .127 and later at the police station, fails the breathalyzer, blowing a .125. A search of client’s truck reveals a partially consumed beer in the center console cupholder along with a whiskey nip bottle. A partially consumed six-pack is also found on the front passenger seat. During booking, client states “I deserve this, the one time I drink with the boys” and “Do what you want, and I’m guilty.”