A 58-year-old man is facing a Attleboro OUI charge after reportedly being involved in a Massachusetts drunk driving accident that left four people injured. The Sun Chronicle reports a driver fled the scene after being involved in the three-car accident.
Kenneth Frates, 58, allegedly collided with a car on I-95 about 2 a.m. Sunday before driving off the highway and into the woods. The other car spun around on the highway and was struck head-on by a third vehicle, according to Massachusetts State Police. A tow truck driver told police that Frates and a passenger walked to a nearby Shell station and got a ride.
He was ordered held on $7,500 bail after pleading innocent to a third-offense drunk driving charge, leaving the scene of an accident with personal injury and driving after his license was revoked for drunk driving. A third-offense drunk driving charge is a very serious charge that will require an experienced Attleboro OUI defense lawyer. Penalty for a conviction includes at least a six month jail sentence, an eight-year license suspension and a third offense is considered a felony offense.
Massachusetts Law Chapter 90 Sec. 24 also provides for other penalties and requirements of supervision, including ignition interlock devices.
The Sun Chronicle reports that Frates was convicted of his second drunk driving offense in 2005 in Wareham District Court. He suffered a broken nose and had dried blood on his face when police arrested him a short time after Sunday's accident.
Cases in which a defendant is not immediately arrested can provide a number of possible defenses. Traumatic injury can also impact a motorists' ability to comply with field sobriety or breathalyzer examinations and alcohol consumption between the time of the accident and the time of arrest may skew results.
Frates's defense lawyer also denies that his client caused the accident.
Attleboro Defense Attorney Michael DelSignore represents clients facing misdemeanor and felony offenses in Attleboro and the surrounding area. The Law Offices of Michael DelSignore are conveniently located in Attleboro. Call (508) 455-4755 for a free consultation, 24 hours a day, including weekends and holidays.
