Massachusetts Democratic Party chairman admits to sufficient facts in June drunken driving case
Steve Kerrigan's breathalyzer registered 0.089 after a Southborough traffic stop, just above state's 0.08% legal limit, court records show.
The leader of the Massachusetts Democratic Party was arrested during a traffic stop on alleged drunken driving charges last month and days later admitted to prosecutors there were sufficient facts to support a conviction, according to state court records.A judge on June 15 — two days after the traffic stop in the town of Southborough — continued the operating under the influence (OUI) liquor charge without a finding after Steve Kerrigan, chairman of the state's Democratic Party, entered an "admission to sufficient facts," a Massachusetts legal disposition in which a defendant acknowledges prosecutors have enough evidence to obtain a conviction, according to Westborough District Court records.In addition to the OUI charge, Kerrigan, 54, faced a negligent operation charge and a marked lanes violation.
The negligent operation charge was dismissed, and he was found not responsible for the marked lanes violation.The judge sentenced Kerrigan to a year's probation, suspended his driver's license for 45 days, ordered him to pay $600 in fees and required him to complete an impaired driving education program.COLORADO DEMOCRATS FORMALLY CENSURE GOV POLIS OVER TINA PETERS COMMUTATIONKerrigan was elected chair of the Massachusetts Democratic Party in 2023.
He was the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor in 2014, and previously served as an executive with the Democratic National Convention Committee. He also serves as president and CEO of the Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center.
According to a Southborough Police Department report, an officer stopped Kerrigan shortly after midnight on June 13, after observing his BMW traveling on or over the lane divider.The officer wrote that Kerrigan's eyes appeared "glassy" and "bloodshot red" and that his speech was slow and slurred. The report states the officer could not detect the smell of alcohol because of what was described as an "overwhelming odor of cologne."
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