Drunk driving charges in Worcester, Westborough or Shrewsbury are sometimes filed as the result of a car accident. But it's not everyday that a driver faces charges after rear-ending the SUV of the head of the Massachusetts State Police.
The Telegram & Gazette reported that a 51-year-old Worcester woman was charged with drunk driving in Shrewsbury after rear-ending the SUV of Col. Marian J. McGovern, of Millbury, as she waited at a stoplight on Route 20.
McGovern is the head of the MSP and has been on a mission through the summer after a number of troopers were struck by drunk drivers. She was in her unmarked state police Ford Explorer when the Ford 500 sedan slammed into her on Route 20 eastbound at Grafton Street.
She reportedly got out to check on the driver and determined she had likely been drinking. She called an on-duty trooper and Donna M. Sclamo, 51, of Worcester, was hit with her fifth Massachusetts drunk driving charge. Under Massachusetts law (Chapter 90 Section 24) a fifth offense is punishable by 2-5 years in prison and a lifetime driver's license suspension with no hardship eligibility.
State police say Sclamo was booked at the barracks in Millbury and will face the charges in Westboro District Court. She was arrested on her fourth drunk driving charge in 1998 and also charged with driving without a license, failure to drive within marked lanes, driving an unregistered vehicle, driving an uninsured vehicle and illegally attaching license plates.
She was arrested for third-offense OUI in 1996 and sentenced to two years in jail. She was arrested for her second-offense OUI the prior year.
Westborough OUI Defense Lawyer Michael DelSignore represents clients accused of drunk driving and other serious misdemeanor and felony offenses in Westborough and the surrounding areas, including Grafton, Northborough, Shrewsbury and Southborough.
The Law Office of Michael DelSignore is conveniently located in Westborough. Call (508) 455-4755 for a free consultation, 24 hours a day, including weekends and holidays.
