TEWKSBURY – A man who graduated from the Massachusetts State Police Academy several weeks ago, he was arrested Sunday night in Tewksbury after crashing into another car while allegedly driving drunk.
Crash arrest in Tewksbury
James Doran, 27, is charged with operating under the influence of liquor and having an open container of alcohol in his vehicle. Doran graduated from the academy on Oct. 9 and was working out of the Leominster barracks, according to I-Team sources.
The crash happened just after 11 p.m. on Main Street near Clark Road.
Tewksbury police said the car registered to Doran crashed into the back of another car. The woman driving the second car reported dizziness, while her passenger had a shoulder injury and felt dizzy. Both women were taken to an area hospital.
Responding officers said Doran and his passenger were both unsteady on their feet, slurring their speech and smelling of alcohol.
Tewksbury Police Department
A Massachusetts State Police officer has been arrested
An open Bud Light and a half-empty bottle of vodka were found in the car, police said.
According to court documents, the second man in the car claimed he was driving, not Doran. Officers discovered the man’s cell phone on the passenger side floor and damage to the passenger side windshield was consistent with a cut on his head.
Doran later told police he was driving the car at the time of the accident. He allegedly told police he had had “a few” drinks earlier in the evening.
An officer asked Doran to perform a field sobriety test, but he refused. Doran also refused a breath test. He was then handcuffed and booked into the Tewksbury Police Department.
Massachusetts State Police have not yet responded to a request for comment from WBZ-TV.
