Senior Patrick Aide Arrested for Drunk Driving in Brookline

Posted by Brian Simoneau on October 19, 2011 Leave a comment (98) Go to comments

The Boston Globe reported recently that Brookline Police arrested Ron Bell, a senior aide to Governor Deval Patrick. He was arrested after being involved in an accident in the City of Boston. A Brookline police officer stopped Bell after he nearly struck a Brookline police cruiser. When asked for his driver’s license and registration, Bell told the officer that he worked for Governor Patrick and asked if that would help.  The Governor refused to comment on that allegation. Bell’s eyes were allegedly glassy and bloodshot. Also, he was alleged to have failed field sobriety evaluations which were conducted at the scene of the early morning car stop. After being booked for DUI at the Brookline Police Station, Bell claimed that he was not feeling well and he was transported to Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston, where he refused to submit to a blood alcohol test. Because of his chemical test refusal, the Registry of Motor Vehicles will automatically suspend Bell’s driver’s license for 180 days. He was arraigned in the Brookline District Court, where he pled not guilty to the charge of Operating Under the Influence of Liquor, First Offense. He is scheduled to appear back  Brookline District Court for a pre-trial conference on November 21st.  He has supposedly been placed on unpaid leave while the drunk driving charge is pending.

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