MBTA bus #80 wrecked by drunk bus driver

[ron_newman]

Last Friday evening at Medford St. and McGrath Highway, according to the Herald:

An allegedly boozed-up MBTA driver with nearly 30 years on the job and an open bottle of vodka in his pocket slammed a No. 80 bus into a car at a Somerville stoplight and is facing drunken-driving charges for the rush-hour wreck, according to police.
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John McCarthy, 61, of Somerville was arrested Friday night and charged with operating under the influence of alcohol and an open-container violation.

McCarthy could not stand up straight, had trouble speaking and reeked of booze, Transit Police said.

“I escorted Mr. McCarthy out of the driver’s seat and as he got out of the seat he started to stumble and had trouble maintaining his balance,” an officer wrote in the police report. “McCarthy’s speech was distinctly slurred and he could not answer my questions until I repeated the question multiple times.”

Comments

[real-green-tea.livejournal.com]

<3 your icon Ron Newman. I <3 the 87 too.
(Except that one night two years ago when I was waiting at Lechmere for an hour and a half for the bus to get to Market Basket... by the time it got there, and I was in front of the store, it was about ten til closing. Thank goodness I haven't had a repeat of that experience.)