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One Injured in Alleged Drunk Driving Accident in North Andover, Massachusetts


ANDOVER, MA — One person was rushed to the hospital after a single-vehicle accident in North Andover, Massachusetts on Saturday, May 3rd, 2014, according to a news report from WPRI.

Authorities have said that they believe one person was hurt when the vehicle in which he was a passenger crashed while driving on Highway 114 around 1:00 Saturday morning.

Scene of the Accident

 

 

One person in the vehicle was taken by EMS personnel to a nearby hospital where he was being treated for critical injuries. The driver of the car was identified in the report as State Trooper Dale Jenkins, who currently faces drunk driving related charges in connection with the crash.

The investigation into the accident is being handled by officials from the Massachusetts State Police.

Commentary:

Alcohol related accidents are bad to begin with, but when the driver happens to be a police officer, it is only insult to injury. If I were the victim in this accident, I would be very curious as to where the driver was drinking before the accident. If it happens to be a bar, the bar may have over-served their customer, and could be punished right alongside the driver. Unfortunately because bars cannot be thrown in a jail cell alongside a drunk driver, civil action becomes the only remedy. Luckily, many states saw the danger in bars, and the benefit in punishing them for drunk driving accidents. If this bar served the driver too much to drink, they could be liable for the accident if alcohol is discovered to be the cause.

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