Operating Under the Influence of Alcohol; Concord District Court; Commonwealth v. P.W.; April 24, 2025

Bedford Police Officers along with Massachusetts State Police were dispatched to investigate a report of an individual unresponsive and slumped over the steering wheel. When the Officers arrived and approached the Defendant, the Defendant started to drive away and continued to drive for a quarter of a mile with the police behind him before ultimately stopping. The Officers observed noted that the Defendant smelled of alcohol, spoke with slurred speech, and had bloodshot and glassy eyes. The Defendant was ordered out of the car and was unable to perform the field sobriety tests. The investigating officers formed the opinion the Defendant was under the influence of alcohol and the Defendant was placed under arrest, handcuffed, searched, and transported back to the station for processing.

Notwithstanding all of the above, Attorney Ciraulo was able to rebut the opinion of the arresting officer and challenge the state of the evidence. Ultimately, Attorney Ciraulo was able defeat the allegations against the Defendant, the Commonwealth was unable to meet the heavy standard of proof beyond a reasonable doubt, and the Defendant was found Not Guilty after trial.

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