State Police Arrest Seven for OUI at Checkpoint

The Massachusetts State Police conducted two sobriety checkpoints last weekend, one on Friday night, the other Saturday night. On each night, a driver was arrested and charged with a fifth operating under the influence offense.

On Friday, Dec. 9, Troop C conducted a sobriety checkpoint along with on Route 9 eastbound in Shrewsbury, resulting in five arrests for OUI-alcohol and one for OUI-drugs. Additionally, state police personnel made two misdemeanor arrests and issued a criminal summons and 45 civil motor vehicle citations. Shrewsbury Police made one arrest for OUI-alcohol, bringing the overall checkpoint total to seven arrests for OUI alcohol or drugs.

One of the OUI arrests at each of the checkpoints was for a fifth offense, meaning the suspect has four prior OUI convictions. These drivers have been identified as Robert D. Urban, 48, of Auburn and Sean T. Quinlan, 51, of Salisbury.

This week, the State Police will hold sobriety checkpoints on Thursday, Dec. 15 and Saturday, Dec. 17 in Troop H, and on Friday, Dec. 16 in Troop A.