Off-duty state trooper accused of driving drunk and hitting another car in Tewksbury - Boston News, Weather, Sports

TEWKSBURY, MASS. (WHDH) – A Massachusetts State Police trooper is accused of driving drunk and crashing into another car in Tewksbury Sunday evening.

Mary Adenubi is recovering from bumps and bruises after she and her friends were rear-ended while stopped at a red light on Route 38.

Police said the driver who hit them was James Doran, a 27-year-old off-duty state trooper.

“It was a loud bang. It pushed me forward a little bit. It pushed the car forward and then I had to hit the brakes,” Adenubi said.

Adenubi and her friend were treated and released from hospital overnight.

Doran had just graduated from the State Police Academy earlier this month. He was assigned to Troop C in central Massachusetts and worked with a field training officer.

“It’s shocking. It’s absolutely shocking,” she said. “And this is the person who is going to help people and go out? It’s incredible.”

Neither Doran nor his passenger were injured at the time of the crash.

The police officer pleaded not guilty in court on Monday.

He refused a field sobriety test Sunday evening. Police said they found an open can of beer and half a bottle of vodka in his Toyota Camry.

According to the Tewksbury police report, “Doran exhibited slurred speech and bloodshot and glassy eyes, was unsteady on his feet, had a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage emanating from his system, and admitted to consuming a few alcoholic beverages earlier in the evening to have consumed. .”

Doran did not answer his front door Monday afternoon after appearing in court.

“I see it all the time, but I never thought it would happen to me. And besides, with a state soldier, it is just out of this world,” Adenubi said.

Doran is due back in court in December. In the meantime, the judge has ordered him to avoid alcohol until the case is resolved.