Crime & Safety
State PD Sergeant Appears In Court On DUI Charge
Sgt. John McDonald was arrested last month and charged with DUI and assault with a vehicle after a crash.
SOUTHBURY, CT —State police Sgt. John John McDonald briefly appeared in court Monday after he was charged with driving under the influence while in his police-issued cruiser.
The case was continued to Jan. 6 and McDonald made no comment after court, according to Fox 61.
McDonald was arrested in November in relation to the Sept. 25 crash that injured a mother and daughter. He is charged with second-degree assault with a motor vehicle, operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs, reckless driving and failure to obey a stop sign.
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Related: State PD Sergeant Drank Several Beers Before Driving: Warrant
McDonald was at the Black Hog Brewing Company in Oxford for a retirement party prior to driving. Surveillance video shows him drinking what appeared to be eight beers in less than three hours, according to an arrest warrant.
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The crash injured Lisa Conroy and her daughter Madison Conroy. The two are suing McDonald, the state and Black Hog Brewing Company's owners.
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