Boston police detective Mark McKeown, 52, was charged with operating under the influence following a crash on VFW Parkway in Brookline. Upon police arrival, McKeown exhibited signs of intoxication, including slurred speech and a strong smell of alcohol. Witnesses reported his vehicle was speeding prior to the incident. Despite initially resisting sobriety tests and claiming his status as an officer, he eventually complied. McKeown admitted to consuming five drinks after attending a Boston Bruins game. No injuries occurred in the crash, but he was aggressive towards officers during arrest.
When officers arrived, McKeown was swearing at the other driver and blaming him for the accident, according to the report. Officers noticed that McKeown was slurring his speech and smelled strongly of alcohol.
He initially refused when officers attempted to conduct field sobriety tests and stated 'Trooper, do you understand who I am?'; however, he agreed after being placed in handcuffs.
McKeown admitted that he had five alcoholic drinks after stating he was returning from a Boston Bruins hockey game, according to the report.
While being transported for booking, McKeown allegedly denied hitting the other vehicle and claimed his vehicle was...
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